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<p>[QUOTE="Mikjo0, post: 154231, member: 3565"]You should tell the folks at Britannia.com that Willie.Here's what they have to say:</p><p>Edward V, eldest son of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville, was born in 1470. He ascended the throne upon his father's death in April 1483, but reigned only two months before being deposed by his uncle, Richard, Duke of Gloucester. The entire episode is still shrouded in mystery. The Duke had Edward and his younger brother, Richard, imprisoned in the Tower and declared illegitimate amd named himself rightful heir to the crown. The two young boys never emerged from the Tower, apparently murdered by, or at least on the orders of, their Uncle Richard. During renovations to the Tower in 1674, the skeletons of two children were found, possibly the murdered boys.</p><p>To be fair,there are many theories and suspects in the case of the "Princes in the Tower",here is a list: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princes_in_the_Tower" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princes_in_the_Tower" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princes_in_the_Tower</a></p><p>BUT....Richard is still considered the #1 "person of interest" unlike the wacky Mark Karr.He had the boys imprisoned and they disappeared under his watch,so he is responsible for what happened to them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Mikjo0, post: 154231, member: 3565"]You should tell the folks at Britannia.com that Willie.Here's what they have to say: Edward V, eldest son of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville, was born in 1470. He ascended the throne upon his father's death in April 1483, but reigned only two months before being deposed by his uncle, Richard, Duke of Gloucester. The entire episode is still shrouded in mystery. The Duke had Edward and his younger brother, Richard, imprisoned in the Tower and declared illegitimate amd named himself rightful heir to the crown. The two young boys never emerged from the Tower, apparently murdered by, or at least on the orders of, their Uncle Richard. During renovations to the Tower in 1674, the skeletons of two children were found, possibly the murdered boys. To be fair,there are many theories and suspects in the case of the "Princes in the Tower",here is a list: [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princes_in_the_Tower[/url] BUT....Richard is still considered the #1 "person of interest" unlike the wacky Mark Karr.He had the boys imprisoned and they disappeared under his watch,so he is responsible for what happened to them.[/QUOTE]
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