The fate of King Edward IV’s sons is one of the greatest mysteries of English history. Known as the Princes in the Tower, they vanished after being placed in the custody of their uncle, Richard III.

Based on her ongoing research, she believed that syphilis caused the death of the late medieval King Edward IV in 1483. Conventional wisdom, however, held that it was impossible, syphilis having ...

The Princes in the Tower were Edward V and Richard, Duke of York – the sons of King Edward IV, who died suddenly in 1483. After Edward’s death, the princes’ uncle was crowned King Richard ...

Some historians say there are questions about the legitimacy of the birth of King Edward IV in the 15th century, and that the line of succession should have gone through Abney-Hastings ancestors.