The Princes in the Tower (TRIH eps 138-139)
1483 · Resource
This episode is the second part of The Rest Is History’s examination of the Princes in the Tower. Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook trace events after Edward IV’s death in April 1483: the accession of Edward V, factional manoeuvring between the Woodvilles and Richard of Gloucester, the removal of Edward into the Tower, and the swift consolidation of Richard’s power culminating in his coronation on 6 July 1483. The hosts discuss key characters—Elizabeth Woodville, Anthony Woodville (Lord River...
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- Leonardo da Vinci (1452)
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- Michelangelo (1475)
- English Reformation (1533)
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