Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York was the second son of King Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville. Richard and his older brother, King Edward V, mysteriously disappeared shortly after their
Richard in stained glass, 1482–83, Burrell Collection
Depiction of Richard and Anne's marriage, by James Northcote
The Children of Edward (1830) by Paul Delaroche
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
The sons of Edward IV of England by Pedro Américo
The Murder of the Princes in the Tower by James Northcote, 1786