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Tudors Dynasty

Rumors and Gossip: The Princes in the Tower - Part One

Tudors Dynasty

RedTop Media / Rebecca Larson

History

4.4794 Ratings

🗓️ 17 August 2022

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Lacey Bonar Hull returns with a two-part episode on the princes in the Tower. For the first time on this show we have all three experts here to discuss and debate this hot topic. Dr Nicola Tallis, (Margaret Beaufort) Matthew Lewis (Richard III) and Nathen Amin (Henry VII) on history's best whodunnit!

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Credits:

Hosted by: Lacey Bonar Hull - Twitter Guest: Dr. Nicola Tallis, Matthew Lewis, and Nathen Amin

Editing: Rebecca Larson

Voice Over: David Black

Music by: Ketsa, Alexander Nakarada, and Winnie the Moog via FilmMusic.io, used by EXTENDED license.

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0:00.0

The Tudor's Dynasty podcast.

0:02.7

Hi, everyone. It's me again. Lacey Bonar Hall, and I'm here today with another episode in the

0:07.9

miniseries on rumor and gossip at the Tudor Court. Today, we'll be traveling back in time to the

0:13.6

reigns of Richard III and Henry the 7th as we explore one of the biggest mysteries of the medieval

0:19.0

and Tudor period, the disappearance of the

0:21.8

princes in the tower. The princes in the tower were Edward V and Richard Duke of York,

0:27.5

the sons of King Edward IV, who died unexpectedly in the year 1483. Instead of the crown going

0:34.3

to Edward's son, his brother, Richard, assumed the throne as King

0:38.6

Richard III. Richard's nephews were locked away in the Tower of London, never to be seen

0:44.1

again after the summer of 1483. The fate of the princes is still a hot topic today, and it's one

0:50.2

of history's greatest mysteries. And it's one I couldn't pass up exploring for this series.

0:56.3

So today I'm joined by three expert historians who specialize in the period and who gives

1:01.8

some really fascinating insights into the key players who are often blamed for the disappearance

1:07.7

of Edward the fourth's sons, Richard the 3rd, Henry the 7th, and Margaret Beaufort.

1:14.0

Our first guest is Matthew Lewis, an expert on all things Richard the third.

1:19.5

Matt is one of the world's foremost experts on Richard and his rule, and he's even written a book

1:24.6

on the princes entitled The Survival of the Princes in the Tower,

1:28.7

where he puts forward some really interesting theories on the fate of the young boys.

1:33.8

Our second guest is Nathan Amin, who specializes in Henry the 7th and his reign.

1:39.2

Nathan explores the rule of the first Tudor monarch and his Henry the Seventh and the Tudor Pretenders.

1:45.0

And he has some really exciting ideas about what may have happened to the princes.

1:50.6

And last but not least, our third guest is Nicola Talus, author of the book Uncrowned Queen,

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