On 9 April 1483 Edward IV died, leaving as heir and spare two preteen princes. Edward IV’s brother, Richard of Gloucester, was named protector; by late April Richard was making moves to consolidate his protectorate. Or seize the throne. You pick. When Richard arrested members of her family in late April, the dowager Queen ElizabethContinue reading “The queen, the prince, and the evil usurping uncle: Sanctuary and the coup of 1483”
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Murderer of the princes in the Tower flees to sanctuary
In an earlier post, we saw the drama of the dowager queen Elizabeth seeking sanctuary at Westminster and the disappearance and likely murder of her two sons in 1483. Thomas More in his later account claimed one of the princes’ killers fled to sanctuary. In his History of King Richard the Thirde, More said RichardContinue reading “Murderer of the princes in the Tower flees to sanctuary”
Sanctuary Seekers in England, 1394-1557 