What Really Happened to the Princes in the Tower?
Dan Snow's History Hit
History Hit
4.7 • 13.7K Ratings
🗓️ 3 December 2023
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
For over 500 years, the mysterious disappearance of two English princes has perplexed the world. Historians have long assumed that Edward V and Richard, Duke of York were murdered in 1483 by their uncle, Richard III. But Dan's guest today brings a dramatic new theory to the table.
Philippa Langley played a crucial role in the discovery and exhumation of Richard's body in 2012. She has since turned her attention to the greatest mystery that surrounds his life; did he really kill his own nephews to seize the English throne? After delving into one of history's greatest cold cases, Philippa believes she has finally solved this royal mystery...
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| 1:14.0 | Hi everybody, welcome to Dan Snow's history. |
| 1:17.0 | It is one of the greatest mysteries of English history, |
| 1:20.0 | a sordid tale of user-patient murder plotting uprisings or is it for five and |
| 1:29.6 | half centuries inspired by the brilliant writing of one William Shakespeare, we have been trying to decipher |
| 1:37.0 | the puzzle of the Princes in the Tower. |
| 1:41.9 | Were they killed by their father's younger brother who became Richard the third with those |
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