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Everything Everywhere Daily

The Princes in the Tower (Encore)

Everything Everywhere Daily

Gary Arndt

History, Education

4.81.8K Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2023

⏱️ 8 minutes

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In 1483, the King of England, Edward V, and his brother were taken into custody by his uncle Richard the Duke of Glouster and placed into the Tower of London. Both the king and his brother were never seen again. They just….disappeared. It is probably the greatest unsolved mystery in British History. Learn more about the Princes in the Tower on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Newspapers.com Newspapers.com is like a time machine. Dive into their extensive online archives to explore history as it happened. With over 800 million digitized newspaper pages spanning three centuries, Newspapers.com provides an unparalleled gateway to the past, with papers from the US, UK, Canada, Australia and beyond. Use the code “EverythingEverywhere” at checkout to get 20% off a publisher extra subscription at newspapers.com. ButcherBox ButcherBox is the perfect solution for anyone looking to eat high-quality, sustainably sourced meat without the hassle of going to the grocery store. With ButcherBox, you can enjoy a variety of grass-fed beef, heritage pork, free-range chicken, and wild-caught seafood delivered straight to your door every month. ButcherBox.com/Daily Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Peter Bennett & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

The following is an encore presentation of Everything Everywhere Daily.

0:04.0

In 1483, the King of England, Edward V and his brother were taken into custody by his uncle, Richard, the Duke of Gloucester were taken into custody by his uncle Richard the Duke of Gloucester and placed into the Tower of London.

0:16.0

Both the King and his brother were never seen again. They just disappeared.

0:21.0

It's probably the greatest unsolved mystery in British history.

0:24.0

Learn more about the Princes in the Tower on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. The year 14th year 1483 was a very consequential one for England.

0:47.0

The country was still embroiled in the War of the Roses, a civil war between two houses, the

0:52.4

House of York and the House of Lancaster.

0:55.3

The King at the start of the year was Edward the 4th.

0:58.0

He had ascended to the throne in 1461, replacing the Lancaster King Henry the 6th ruling for almost 10 years.

1:05.0

He was then removed himself by Henry the 6th for 191 days

1:09.0

before capturing the throne once again and ruling for another 12 years.

1:13.0

Save for the 191 day interregnum,

1:15.6

Edward the 4th rained for 22 years.

1:18.5

Despite a rather lengthy reign,

1:20.0

he was only 40 years old when he died. Upon his death on April 9, 1483,

1:25.0

the throne was passed to his son, the Prince of Wales,

1:28.0

Edward, who became Edward 5th.

1:30.0

And this is where our story starts.

1:33.0

Edward the 5th was only 12 years old when he ascended to the throne.

1:37.0

As is the case whenever a child ascends to the monarchy, they're not given full powers usually.

1:42.0

They have a regent who rules in the name of the monarch

1:44.4

until the monarch comes of age and can rule in their own right. The regent for Edward the fifth was his uncle,

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