House / Group: York
Born / died: 1470-1483
Reign: 1483-1483
The eldest son of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville, born in Westminster Abbey where his mother was taking refuge while his father was avoiding Lancastrians.
Edward succeeded to he crown aged 12 on the sudden death of his father, but was never crowned. His uncle Richard escorted Edward and his brother to London, straight to the Tower, from which they never emerged and Richard himself took the throne.
In 1674 two small skeletons, possibly the princes, were found during building work on the Tower and Charles II had the remains interred in Westminster Abbey. The remains were examined in 1933, but no conclusion on their identity was reached.
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