Were the Princes in the Tower murdered?
After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal
History Hit
4.7 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 19 March 2026
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
It's one of history's greatest mysteries - 'what happened to the Princes in the Tower?' In 1483, young Edward V and his brother Richard were awaiting Edward's coronation. But next thing we know, they vanished and their uncle Richard III has taken the throne. So what happened?
Eleanor Janega guides Anthony through this episode, with a special guest appearance by Eleanor's 'Gone Medieval' co-host Matt Lewis! 'Gone Medieval' is History Hit's medieval history podcast. Check it out if you want to find out more!
Edited by Hannah Feodorov and Anna Brant. Research by Phoebe Joyce. Produced by Freddy Chick.
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| 0:32.5 | Two boys are on their way to bed in the Tower of London. |
| 0:36.3 | They hold hands as they make their way up a spiral staircase. |
| 0:40.4 | A sound makes them jump and look back together in fright. But nothing is there. Not yet. And yet, |
| 0:49.0 | they have been stalked by growing on ease in recent weeks, have felt the walls closing in, the windows darkening. |
| 0:56.0 | These two boys, these princes of England, are in trouble. |
| 1:00.0 | Very soon they will have vanished into the tower's stone walls. |
| 1:04.0 | Their clothes, their belongings, everything will disappear without a trace. |
| 1:09.0 | This is history's greatest coal case. disappear without a trace. |
| 1:14.2 | This is history's greatest coal case. |
| 1:18.3 | What happened to the two princes who disappeared in the tower? |
| 1:24.2 | The 12-year-old Edward V and his nine-year-old brother, Richard of York, were taken to the Tower of London to await Edward's coronation after his father's death. |
| 1:28.2 | Next thing, the princes are gone, just disappeared. And their uncle, Richard, is suddenly |
| 1:34.6 | crowned King Richard III in their place. But did Richard kill them? Did somebody else? Did they |
| 1:41.8 | flee and live long lives abroad and then return to England for vengeance? |
| 1:46.3 | For centuries, historians have fiercely debated their fate. Today, here on After Dark, |
| 1:51.9 | we will solve the mystery of what happened to the princes in the tower. Thank you. I'm. Hello there, and welcome back to After Dark. |
| 2:25.2 | I'm Anthony. |
| 2:27.1 | And today, we are going to be solving. |
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