Mystery of the Two Princes: Were the Remains Found at the Tower of London REALLY the Two Princes?

In 1674 renovations were being done on the Tower of London. Workmen found the skeletal remains of what appeared to be children underneath the staircase of the White Tower. It was immediately and unequivocally assumed that these remains were that of the two sons of King Edward V.
In 1933 it was decided to re-examine the bones to see if any conclusions or further information could be ascertained. When the urn was openea two partial, Skeletons oT children's remains were found. There were al two skulls, one of which|was badly damaged, in there was also a collection of other miscellaneous bones from different animals: as well as a few rusty nails. So were thee Two bones that were found at the Tower of London REALLY the two princes? For now that centuries old mystery still remains unsolved.
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Evelyn Edwards is a successful American actress and photographer. She has appeared on such shows as National Geographic’s Hydrogen vs. Hindenburg, Bosch, Criminal Minds, Castle, The Mentalist, Parenthood, The Thundermans, The Kicks, Marry Me, Outsourced, the Academy Award winning film Her, and the Ridley Scott Associates film Loom.
Evelyn began her career in opera. She has performed with some of the opera industry’s leading conductors and singers including: Placido Domingo, Valery Gergiev, Kent Nagano, Eva Marton, Vladimir Chernov, Goesta Winburg, and others.
She has had the privilege of working with such famed directors as Oscar winner Maximilian Schell, Julie Taymor, Gian-Carlo Del Monaco, and Lotfi Mansuri during her tenure with Los Angeles Opera. Ms. Edwards made her professional singing debut at the age of 13, operatic debut at 19, and national television commercial debut at six months.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree and Master of Music degree from UCLA and a Professional Studies Diploma from Mannes College of Music. She and her husband Chris love exploring the world and sharing their passion and love for castles and photography together.

[@EvelynEdwards]

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[@jeauxlynn]

Can I just think that someone helped them escaped and they lived their life out peacefully? This story is so interesting but sad!

[@EvelynEdwards]

There are many that DO think that! So yes you are totally allowed! 💚

[@l.plantagenet]

I believe that Richard III (with help) had them sent away to save them.

[@juliejenkins2376]

Not likely as surely they would've come to light as adults at some stage, wouldn't you think?

[@l.plantagenet]

@@juliejenkins2376 I believe Perkin Warbeck was Richard, Duke of York.

[@FrankHopkins-by1bx]

This was so incredibly presented. I never knew that it was More who shaped our beliefs on this event. Tudor propaganda at its finest!

[@EvelynEdwards]

More and Shakespeare! Yes!

[@DeboraNorton]

Skeletons found in the tower were the two servants that were used to pretend they were the two princes. They were used to fool King Richard and were, sadly, killed. MY vote is the two bodies found in child-sized coffins, hidden in the wall near their parents buriel, are the two young boys.

[@EvelynEdwards]

This is SUPER my vote as well. I think they are at Windsor!

[@user-bl6vb3vk5q]

That's what they want you to believe the men that buried the bones they were put in theirs father's casket

[@user-bl6vb3vk5q]

@@DeboraNorton no they were put in the tomb of their father

[@IHaveAStory]

This is one of my favorite and fascinating historical stories. Well done, I like the narration.

[@EvelynEdwards]

Thank you so much!! So glad you enjoyed! There are certain moments and stories in history that endure time. This is definitely one of them!

[@Bluehealerr]

Wow, your a great videographer and story teller Evelyn.

[@EvelynEdwards]

Ohhh thank you friend! 🥰🥰🥰💚🏰

[@cynthiakline8528]

Absolutely wonderful, Evelyn! Such drama associated with these families, all for power. It's so interesting that so many years have passed and yet there's so much speculation over this history. Thank you for the great footage from the Tower!

[@EvelynEdwards]

Thank you Cynthia! It’s true- so many children were caught in the pursuit of power of the adults around them. 💚💚

[@tommycollins4672]

Such an interesting mystery!! If only the bones could talk! Thank you so much for sharing this incredible tale. 👍🏼♥️

[@EvelynEdwards]

Agree! I think if some of the bones could talk they’d tell us they aren’t the princes! 😉

[@tommycollinsmagic]

Yep, also agree… it’s amazing how lives were simply thrown away back then…. Or even today 😢

[@nikkiedwards5228]

This is heartbreaking. These poor children trusted their Uncle. Tragic

[@sjc4]

We'll never know because they refuse to do a DNA test, the only way to determine their heritage conclusively. Princes are dead now we know that at least lollllll

[@melindalopez3978]

It just really makes you wonder how things would have played out had the boys not been killed. Would life have been worse or better than it was with henry viii and bloody mary. Things that make you go "hmmm" Wonderful video, as always.

[@EvelynEdwards]

There are so many of these what if moments in history! No Tudor dynasty if they princes had lived!

[@melindalopez3978]

@@EvelynEdwards it would be fun if someone made a series of these "what ifs" I would watch that show.

[@EvelynEdwards]

@@melindalopez3978 that would be a GREAT series!

[@melindalopez3978]

@@EvelynEdwards someone needs to pitch that to BBC (but a bbc channel i can see here in the US)

[@l.plantagenet]

There's no proof that they were even killed while in the Tower. I think that they were sent away for safety reasons.

[@JonasGriebenow]

Really interesting, nice video ❤!

[@EvelynEdwards]

Thank you so much Jonas! So glad you enjoyed! 🏰💚

[@brigidbrown6881]

A mystery I would love to see solved, but i know most likely never will. IMO, it's hard to have an opinion as to what happened to them and at who's hand

[@EvelynEdwards]

Agree and agree!

[@Hair-Extraordinaire]

This was so fascinating. You're a great storyteller.😊

[@EvelynEdwards]

Thank you so much!! So glad you enjoyed!

[@Bluehealerr]

Wow, what a story laced with mystery.

[@heatherm4555]

Again, a cruel tale. I am thankful they had one another 🙏

[@EvelynEdwards]

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[@Eva-vv2ln]

Do you think the boys escaped like the woman who found Richard does?

[@EvelynEdwards]

Ohhhh well! I think there is a very good possibility one died of illness in the tower …the second could possibly have been taken somewhere.

[@l.plantagenet]

Some people think that Edward V died due to some dental problems and that Richard, Duke of York, survived. I think he was Perkin Warbeck.

[@JanetTruelove]

I think they were either smuggled out and sent abroad or died of one of the common ailments that were prevalent then. It's well documented that their doctor suddenly started visiting the boys alot more after they stopped being seen in public.

[@EvelynEdwards]

@@JanetTruelove totally agree. I actually highly side on that one died in the tower of disease or illness.

[@EvelynEdwards]

@@l.plantagenet ohhhh I think Perkin was legitimately a pretender personally.

[@crystall5220]

That was an amazing video!!!

[@EvelynEdwards]

Thank you so much! So appreciated!!

[@corneliaarendsen1358]

Wonderful video. ❤

[@EvelynEdwards]

Thank you so much! 💚🏰

[@terencebennison6275]

Henry the seventh could also be a suspect for the murders of the prince's. Also the Duke of Buckingham, he was also in the line of succession.

[@EvelynEdwards]

Those are all possible suspects yes. Henry VII is a hard sell for me personally. But 🤷🏼‍♀️.

[@Dawnsdelightsart]

Until dna is done, it will remain unsolved

[@EvelynEdwards]

Absolutely true!

[@l.plantagenet]

Even if they are the two Princes it won't tell us who killed them and why.

[@corneliaarendsen1358]

Maybe Henry the seventh murdered the children😢Wonderful video . Greetings from Spain.

[@EvelynEdwards]

There are people that believe his people are suspects. I don’t personally find that evidence compelling… but you never know!! 💚🏰💚

[@jeanglendinning1860]

i always thought it was Margaret Beaufort , Henry Tudors mother who orchestrated the murder of the princes as she wanted her son on the throne

[@EvelynEdwards]

@@jeanglendinning1860 that theory is a hard no for me. But in the end the truth is we just really don’t know!

[@jackiejermeay6568]

Very interesting thank you

[@EvelynEdwards]

My absolute pleasure! So glad you enjoyed!

[@diannewheatleygiliotti8513]

Thanks!

[@EvelynEdwards]

Thank you so so much Dianne! 💚💚🙏🏻🏰

[@jodiwilhelm728]

Welp, thanks a lot Evelyn just fell down another rabbit hole 🤌🤌

[@EvelynEdwards]

😁😁😁😁 we like history rabbit holes!!!

[@user-ug1mh3ib1e]

Historian David Starkey has pointed out records which indicate that while Tyrell was being tried for Yorkist sympathizing, he was visited by both King Henry 7th of England and Elizibeth of York, Queen Consort of England, even though their son Prince Auther was laid to rest less than a fortnight before and both were said to have still been in deep mourning, so Tyrell seems to have suddenly become a very important man before he died!

[@EvelynEdwards]

Head to the googles and type in Tyrell confession fact or fiction. I’m not a Ricardian but you may change your mind about some of the things Starkey said in his documentary. Historians go in waves of popularity and some of Starkey’s scholarship on this particular subject have been widely refuted. I’m not saying I agree or disagree. I am just putting it out there. 💚🙏🏻

[@user-ug1mh3ib1e]

​@@EvelynEdwards articles which mention Phillipi Langly usually tend to cherry pick. But some people might say Starkey is biased.

[@EvelynEdwards]

@@user-ug1mh3ib1e what I had you google won’t come up with anything remotely Philippa Langley related. 😉

[@user-ug1mh3ib1e]

​@@EvelynEdwardssearching Tyrell Confession keeps brining an article which appears as part of Phillipia Langley's Missing Princes Project the same article appears on a Ricardian site which rewords the opening to cut out mention of Phillipia and her Project. Original article written by Phillipia: :Sir James Tyrell (1456-1502)1 is a significant person of interest for The Missing Princes Project, the research into the enduring mystery of the disappearance of the sons of Edward IV. This is not least for an unspecified journey undertaken by Sir James to Flanders on behalf of Richard III in late 1484" Reposting: Sir James Tyrell (1456-1502) is a significant person of interest for the investigation not least for an unspecified journey undertaken by him to Flanders on behalf of Richard III in late 1484"

[@anthonyfranklin5228]

A regular historical mystery! So much speculation and hearsay who to believe!? 😢

[@EvelynEdwards]

Exaaaaaaactly! When someone says they know exactly who did it I go 🧐

[@user-vd8dj5zt8q]

😮😮😮😮 So so sad

[@EvelynEdwards]

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[@grace52775]

Why were the bones of so many children found? 😢 I feel like crimes against children has taken place here over the centuries. Is there anyway to determine the causes of their deaths? Have we tried to do DNA analysis to see if there are any living matches?

[@EvelynEdwards]

There were many children that went to the Tower of London. Sometimes they went with their parents when they were imprisoned there. Many died of illness while inside. As for testing of any bones that are believed to be the princes - no. Permission must be granted from the monarch and the archbishop of Cantebury. And that has not been given.

[@patriciamcrae5331]

Could they do a dna test on all these bones??? They did one on Richatd the 3rd.

[@EvelynEdwards]

Sure. But they would have to get permission from Charles III and the Archbishop of Canterbury.

[@Daniii.S]

I wonder all the time what happened to these two boys.

[@EvelynEdwards]

Me too friend. Me too.

[@sixeses]

Thanks Evelyn. Edgar Allan Poe was probably inspired.

[@EvelynEdwards]

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[@tobermory88]

If only they were aloud to test the DNA

[@EvelynEdwards]

Don’t think that will ever happen. There isn’t an appetite to set a precedent of opening Royal tombs.

[@user-bl6vb3vk5q]

Of course they were

[@EvelynEdwards]

Of course they were what?

[@user-bl6vb3vk5q]

@@EvelynEdwards of course it was them

[@EvelynEdwards]

@@user-bl6vb3vk5q of course it was them what? I don’t know what this means.

[@user-bl6vb3vk5q]

@@EvelynEdwards he killed the princes and put them on the stairs

[@EvelynEdwards]

@@user-bl6vb3vk5q if that’s what all the information available leads you to believe…to each their own!

[@mlp-violet-star]

This story had always been fishy to me. Pretty sure the Uncle murked the young princes and covered it up.

[@EvelynEdwards]

Did you watch the video 🤔 🧐

[@judithgockel1001]

Henry VII had a much greater motive than Richard III.

[@EvelynEdwards]

My personal thoughts are why go through all the trouble of delegitimization if you’re going to off them? But 🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️

[@gretchenkaszuba734]

They should exume the remains again. With today's technology they may find the real answers.

[@EvelynEdwards]

They could. But would have to get permission from the King and the Archbishop of Canterbury.

[@TonneMiessek2442]

We should bind King Richards powers and principalities. Child crimes aren't healthy for adults

[@EvelynEdwards]

I don’t understand what this comment means? Bind?

[@neneyeezy9938]

Woow great video! So evil Richard decided to come up with a loophole and mentioned his brother was ment to marry another women? And for that reason he should be king!!! I don’t understand how anyone can think that would have been valid reason considering he didn’t marry the “other” women and had 2 sons with his current wife. Amazing how parliament worked in those days.

[@EvelynEdwards]

The Woodville was maaaaaaaaaaaaajorly disliked. I have a video about that woman who Edward IV was betrothed to coming out soon!

[@juliejenkins2376]

Can they not be DNA tested now?

[@EvelynEdwards]

Sure. But which set of bones? And the big BUT is that the king and the Archbishop of Canterbury have to say that can be done. And they haven’t done that and probably won’t.

[@heatherm4555]

Thanks!

[@EvelynEdwards]

Oh friend you are so wonderful! THANK YOU! 💚🏰💚