Edward was escorted to London and then to the Tower. Many of the young kingâ€™s supporters were killed and William Hastings was arrested on a charge of treason and imprisoned in the Tower. First with the death of their father and then their uncle Gloucester intercepted Edwardâ€™s entourage as it travelled to London. Their father had only recently died in April of the same year. They trusted their uncle and Protector Richard of Gloucester and were awaiting the coronation fixed for the 22nd June 1483. The two little princes had no idea that anything was wrong. She was forced to do penance as a harlot. After the death of King Edward IV Jane Shore was accused of Sorcery and imprisoned in the Tower of London on the orders of Richard III. Jane Shore was first the mistress of Lord Hastings and then the King. His most famous liaison was with a Goldsmithâ€™s wife, the great beauty Jane Shore. King Edward IV was a real womaniser, so the affair with Lady Eleanor Talbot was no doubt true. Edward left seven living children - the two princes and five daughters. The marriage between Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville was declared a clear case of bigamy, which invalidated their marriage, making their children illegitimate. Lady Eleanor Talbot died in a convent in June 1468. Stillington presented evidence that King Edward IV had contracted a secret marriage to Lady Eleanor Talbot in 1461 who was still alive when he married Elizabeth Woodville in 1464. After the death of King Edward IV strong doubts were cast on the legitimacy of the two little princes by Robert Stillington, the Bishop of Bath and Wells, Lord Chancellor of England. He also headed for the royal apartments in the Tower of London to prepare for the coronation ceremony of his brother.Įlizabeth Woodville, their mother, was an ambitious woman, disliked by many. He was born in 1473 and the younger brother of Edward V. Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York, was the second son of King Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville. The young prince started the journey from Ludlow to the Tower of London for his coronation. The 12-year-old prince was staying at Ludlow Castle when the news came of his fatherâ€™s sudden death and the young prince became King Edward V.

As tradition dictated the coronation procession would take place from the Tower of London, through the City of London to Westminster Abbey. The coronation of the young prince was set for 22nd June 1483. Richard had always been a loyal and trusted supporter of his brother King Edward IV, who was the boys father. Because he was only thirteen years old, and a minor, his uncle Richard, Duke of Gloucester, was entrusted as Protector of his young nephews.

But he reigned for only two months before disappearing from the Tower of London. He was born in 1470 and ascended the throne when his father died in 9th April 1483. Edward V was the eldest son of King Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville.

Princes in the tower