The Princes in the Tower, Edward V (1470 - 1483) and Richard, Duke of York (1473 - 1483) (Courtesy Scailyna, under Creative Commons) ...

The Princes in the Tower, Edward V (1470 - 1483) and Richard, Duke of York (1473 - 1483) (Courtesy Scailyna, ... Richard III’s rival who defeated his forces at the Battle of Bosworth.

The boys, Edward V and Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York, were 12 and nine respectively when their father died. They were taken one by one to the Tower of London in expectation of Edward V’s ...