Princes in the Tower
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The Princes in the Tower refers to the mystery of the fate of the deposed English King Edward V and his younger brother Prince Richard, Duke of York, heirs to the throne of King Edward IV. The brother
King Edward V and the Duke of York (Richard) in the Tower of London by Paul Delaroche. The theme of innocent children awaiting an uncertain fate was popular among 19th-century painters. Edward V is again depicted wearing the emblem of the Order of the Garter. Louvre, Paris.
The sons of Edward IV of England by Pedro Américo
The Murder of the Princes in the Tower by James Northcote, 1786
Edward IV
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Edward IV was King of England from 4 March 1461 to 3 October 1470, then again from 11 April 1471 until he died in 1483. A member of the House of York, he was a central figure in the Wars of the Roses,
Princes in the Tower
…refers to the mystery of the fate of the deposed English King Edward V and his younger brother Prince Richard, Duke of York, heirs to the throne of King Edward IV. The brothers were the only surviving sons of the king by his queen, Elizabeth Woodville, and were aged 12 and 9 years old, respectively, at the time…
Portrait, c. 1520, from original made c. 1470–1475
Drawing of Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York, the father of Edward IV and Richard III, c. 1445
Towton Cross, commemorating Edward's victory at the Battle of Towton
Rose Noble coin of Edward IV, minted in 1464