The Vanishing Princes of London

Two royal boys were locked in the Tower of London to await their coronation, but they were never seen in public again. Their uncle took the throne, leaving behind a 500-year cold case.

After their father died, twelve-year-old Edward V and his brother were held in the Tower under the protection of their uncle, Richard III. Within months, Parliament declared them illegitimate, clearing the way for Richard to be crowned king. The boys vanished shortly after, and their ultimate fate remains one of history’s greatest unsolved mysteries. Centuries later, we are still debating whether they were murdered or if they somehow escaped into hiding.