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
Buckingham's rebellion
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Buckingham's rebellion was a failed but significant uprising, or collection of uprisings, of October 1483 in England and parts of Wales against King Richard III of England.
Buckingham finds the River Severn swollen after heavy rain, blocking his way to join the other conspirators.