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War-Execution of Princes in the Tower (Roses)
The Princes in the Tower refers to the apparent murder in England in the 1480s of the deposed King Edward V of England and Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York. These two brothers were the only sons of King Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville surviving at the time of their father's death in 1483. When they were 12 and 9 years old, respectively, they were lodged in the Tower of London by their paternal uncle and all-powerful regent the Duke of Gloucester. This was supposedly in preparation for Edward V's forthcoming coronation. However, before the young king could be crowned, he and his brother were declared illegitimate. Gloucester ascended the throne as Richard III. It is unclear what happened to the boys after the last recorded sighting of them in the tower. It is generally assumed that they were murdered; a common hypothesis is that they were killed by Richard in an attempt to secure his hold on the throne.
| Date | 1483 |
| File name | War-Execution of Princes in the Tower (Roses).jpg |
| File Size | 42.89k |
| Dimensions | 343 x 600 |
| Linked to | Richard Plantagenet; King of England Edward V Plantagenet; King of England Edward V Plantagenet (Occupation); King of England Edward V Plantagenet; King of England Edward V Plantagenet (Death); Richard Plantagenet; Richard Plantagenet (Death) |
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