Princes in the Tower murders

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The Princes in the Tower murders refer to the mysterious disappearance and presumed killing of the young Edward V of England and his brother Richard, Duke of York, in the Tower of London in 1483, a historical controversy long associated with Richard III.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf alleged royal murder case ⓘ
historical mystery ⓘ
unsolved disappearance ⓘ
allegedPerpetrator Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham ⓘ
Henry VII of England ⓘ
Richard III of England ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Princes in the Tower ⓘ
associatedWith Richard III of England ⓘ
burialPlaceOfRemains Westminster Abbey ⓘ
context Wars of the Roses ⓘ
end of the House of York ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
date 1483 ⓘ
evidenceStatus bodies of the princes not conclusively identified ⓘ
no contemporary proof of the princes’ deaths ⓘ
forensicEvent 1674 discovery of child skeletons in the Tower of London ⓘ
1933 examination of the Tower skeletons ⓘ
historicalDebate whether Henry VII had the princes killed after 1485 ⓘ
whether Richard III ordered the murders ⓘ
whether the princes were killed or secretly spared ⓘ
impact influenced Tudor legitimacy narratives ⓘ
shaped popular image of Richard III as a villain ⓘ
involves English royal succession crisis ⓘ
legalContext Titulus Regius ⓘ
location Tower of London ⓘ
mainSubjects Edward V of England ⓘ
Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York ⓘ
precededBy death of Edward IV of England ⓘ
primarySource Croyland Chronicle ⓘ
Dominic Mancini’s account of 1483 ⓘ
Polydore Vergil’s "Anglica Historia" ⓘ
Thomas More’s "History of King Richard III" ⓘ
relatedEvent deposition of Edward V of England ⓘ
usurpation of the throne by Richard III ⓘ
relatedTo Pretenders Perkin Warbeck and Lambert Simnel ⓘ
linked to: Perkin Warbeck
resultedIn Tudor propaganda against Richard III ⓘ
accession of Richard III of England ⓘ
long‑standing historical controversy ⓘ
subjectOf Josephine Tey’s novel "The Daughter of Time" ⓘ
Ricardian historiography debates ⓘ
Shakespeare’s play "Richard III" ⓘ
numerous historical studies ⓘ
uncertainty exact date of the princes’ deaths is unknown ⓘ
identity of the killer is disputed ⓘ
victim Edward V of England ⓘ
Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York ⓘ

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Edward V of England → notableEvent → Princes in the Tower ⓘ
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Edward V of England → associatedWith → Princes in the Tower ⓘ
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Edward IV of England → associatedWith → Princes in the Tower ⓘ
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John Everett Millais → notable work → The Princes in the Tower ⓘ
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Princes in the Tower murders → alsoKnownAs → Princes in the Tower ⓘ
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Princes in the Tower murders → relatedEvent → deposition of Edward V of England ⓘ
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Elizabeth Woodville → associatedWith → Princes in the Tower ⓘ
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Richard III of England → notableEvent → Princes in the Tower controversy ⓘ
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Anglica Historia → mentions → Princes in the Tower ⓘ
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Richard III → mainCharacter → Princes in the Tower ⓘ
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Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham → associatedWithEvent → Princes in the Tower ⓘ
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Richard III Society → hasInterestIn → the Princes in the Tower ⓘ
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George Whiting Flagg → notableWork → Murder of the Princes in the Tower ⓘ
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Elizabeth Woodville → associatedWithEvent → Princes in the Tower ⓘ
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Woodville family → associatedWith → Princes in the Tower controversy ⓘ
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Paul Delaroche → notableWork → The Princes in the Tower ⓘ
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Anne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk → linkedTo → Princes in the Tower ⓘ
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John Everett Millais → notableWork → The Princes in the Tower ⓘ
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Buckingham's Rebellion → relatedTo → Princes in the Tower controversy ⓘ
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Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham → associatedWith → Princes in the Tower controversy ⓘ
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