Philippa Langley, who helped unearth King Richard III's body from a parking lot in 2012, says that two young princes who ...

Upon the death of King Edward IV in 1483, his 12-year-old son succeeded him as King Edward V and was met by his uncle, Richard III (then the Duke of Gloucester) who served as Lord Protector to ...

Edward IV was twice king of England during his lifetime and lived from (1442 - 1483). He is the older brother of Richard III. He was born on 28 April 1442 at Rouen in France, the son of Richard ...

The remains were believed, but never proved, to be those of the two brothers — heir to the throne Edward, 12, and Richard, nine, the sons of King Edward IV of England, who were reputedly ...

King Edward IV was only 40 when he passed away in early 1483, leaving the throne to his 12-year-old son Edward V who died just months later as one of the ill-fated princes in the Tower of London.

The most chilling example: King Edward V. Edward V was 12 years old when he became monarch upon the sudden death of his father, Edward IV, in April 1483.