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An 18th-century engraving of Edward, Earl of Warwick. Much of his short life was spent in the Tower of London before his execution for alleged treason (Photo by INTERFOTO/Alamy Stock Photo)

The other prince in the Tower: the tragedy of Edward of Warwick.

The princes in the Tower

Have we finally unmasked the killer of the Princes in the Tower?

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Princes in the Tower | Exclusive history podcast series

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The Princes in the TowerThe greatest medieval cold case.

Edward V and Richard, Duke of York, in the Tower of London as imagined in Paul Delaroche’s 1852 painting.

Philippa Langley on the Princes in the Tower: “It was clear we had to consider the possibility that they survived”.

Princes in the TowerExclusive podcast series

A painting of the Princes in the Tower

Did Richard III really kill the Princes in the Tower?

Oil on canvas of the Princes in the Tower

An enigma at the heart of British history: who killed the Princes in the Tower, Edward V and Richard Duke of York?

History quiz – prison escapes and the princes in the Tower.

A photograph of the Tower of London, from the river

Anne Boleyn, Beefeaters, Guy Fawkes and the princes: a brief history of the Tower of London

The princes in the Tower

Did Richard III murder the princes in the Tower? You debate.

The princes in the Tower: why was their fate never explained?

The Royal Pavilion in Brighton

Visiting Brighton Royal Pavilion, the Prince Regent's decadent getaway.

Ravenmaster Chris Skaife at the Tower of London with a Raven

General History

What's it like to be Ravenmaster at the Tower of London?

28 July

29 July

A woman wearing a black dress and white hood, praying in front of a Bible

Married three times by the age of 15: Margaret Beaufort, the woman who birthed the Tudor Dynasty.

Prince Albert Victor

Prince Albert Victor, aka Eddy: the fascinating story of Britain’s ‘lost’ king

19 August

23 May

The bloody rise of Henry V: how his brutal upbringing propelled him to greatness.

Hever Castle.

Five shocking tales from Britain’s royal palaces.

24 May

The Crystal Palace burns down in December 1936

Q&AThe Crystal Palace was constructed of iron and glass – so how and why did it burn down?

19 April

2 May

18 February

Roger Mortimer and Isabella of France shown with their army in a 15th-century illustration. In the background, the body of Edward II’s favourite, Hugh le Despenser, is being quartered (Photo by Bridgeman Images)

Roger Mortimer: the rebel baron who escaped the Tower to challenge Edward II.

A portrait of Charles Edward Stuart, popularly known as Bonnie Prince Charlie

Your guide to Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobite Rebellion, plus 10 facts you might not know

A painting depicting Rurik and his brothers arriving in Staraya Ladoga, a scene based on the legend of the Varangian invitation, in which Norse leaders were asked to bring order to the Slavic lands. Rurik’s arrival marked the legendary founding of the first ruling dynasty of Rus’, a key moment in the early history of Eastern Europe.

Why does Putin think Ukraine should be Russian? It’s all to do with the Vikings