could this new discovery finally reveal what happened to the princes in the tower in 1483 these two boys the young King Edward V and his brother disappeared in the Tower of London Without a Trace it's long been speculated that the boy's Uncle Richard had them killed in order to seize the throne for himself as Richard III writing an account of the events about 30 years later Sir Thomas Moore claimed that it was actually a henchman of Richard III a guy called Sir James tyell who orchestrated the murder on Richard's behalf but Mo's account is disputed
and the Mystery has endured for centuries enter historian Professor Tim Thornton who's just made an exciting new discovery in this case Tim has found a will hidden in the National Archives that refers to a gold P once owned by Edward V the older of the Two Princes but what's even more exciting is who this will belonged to it shows that Edward's chain was in the hands of a woman called lady Margaret Capel the sister-in-law of Richard III's henchman and Sir Thomas Moore's Prime Suspect Sir James tyell so what do you think did Sir James trell
kill the boys on Richard's behalf steal Edward's chain and give it to his sister-in-law or is there some other explanation well I spoke to Tim about his Discovery and his research into this case for the history extra podcast so listen now to see what you think
