The Princes in the Tower Archives

The Princes in the Urn: Why it’s Time to Let Go of the Westminster Abbey Myth

March 23, 2015

The discovery of King Richard III’s remains has had a strange effect on the world of historical research. Because mtDNA results identified the remains found in Leicester as King Richard III, suddenly it is wide... Read More...

History Salon: The Survival of the Princes in the Tower

Olga Hughes

June 27, 2014

History, Interviews

On the 26th of June 1483 Richard Duke of Gloucester ascended to the throne as King Richard III. Almost five centuries have passed since the nephews he deposed to take the throne disappeared from the T... Read More...

Did the Princes Survive? Richard III and The Princes in the Tower

Annette Carson

June 23, 2014

History

I should start by making it clear that my ideas about the fate of Edward IV’s sons are only theories: I have no more evidence at my disposal than anyone else! Nor do I place any particular confidence in the var... Read More...

The Princes in the Tower with Josephine Wilkinson

Olga Hughes

February 25, 2014

History, Interviews

In 1483 twelve year-old King Edward V and his brother, nine year-old Richard Duke of York were taken into the Tower of London to await Edward's coronation. Yet the next King of England to be crowned was not Edw... Read More...

Could Richard III’s DNA help Solve the Mystery of The Princes in the Tower?

Olga Hughes

October 2, 2013

Books, History

The Legend of Richard of Eastwell Richard of Shrewsbury Royal Window Cantebury Cathedral Richard, a bricklayer, had arrived in Eastwell in 1542 or 1543 and made his way to Lake House, because he had hear... Read More...

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