Commentary
In the summer of 1483, the doors of the Tower of London closed behind two boys, children of the late King Edward IV. One was his oldest son, the new King Edward V (age 13), and the other was Edward V’s younger brother Richard, Duke of York (age 10). They had been sent there by their uncle, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, who soon manoeuvred to have the boys declared illegitimate and himself declared king. The so-called “Princes in the Tower” were never seen alive and free again.
