On the 16 th June Richard had Edward’s nine year old brother Richard, Duke of York, join him there from sanctuary, where he had been in hiding with his mother. Richard then escorted the boy to the Tower of London where he was to wait for his coronation.
Richard dismissed the boy’s household and had Earl Rivers and Richard Grey arrested, despite Edward’s protestations. Richard then left London and met the young king on his way. Upon King Edward’s death, he named his brother Richard of Gloucester as his son’s Protector. Upon hearing the news, he and members of his household, including his uncle Anthony, Earl Rivers and his half brother, Richard Grey. His eldest son, the twelve year old, Edward, the Prince of Wales, was at the time presiding over his court at Ludlow. Assuming of course, the boys were murdered, which in itself is speculation. Richard is considered the most likely suspect, as the bulk of evidence points towards his hand in it. Truth be told, we don’t know who killed the princes in the tower and we likely never will. Since then I have had a couple of emails asking me if Margaret Beaufort killed the princes, why do so many people still think Richard did it? Welcome to the world of historical fiction. In the last episode we saw the deaths of the princes in the tower Edward V and Richard, Duke of York, at the orders of Margaret Beaufort and the hand of the Duke of Buckingham. The White Queen finishes airing in the UK on Sunday, and so I can resume non Plantagenet blogging, while wondering how on earth they are going to fit so much of the final year of Richard III including the deaths of his son, wife, an alleged affair with his niece and the battle of Bosworth in an hour long episode? The disappearance of the two princes is one of the most enduring mysteries in history and thus has inspired a great deal of related fiction.
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