The Bloody Tower, Tower of London
The Bloody Tower is where the Princes in the Tower (12-year-old Edward V and his 9-year-old brother, Richard of Shrewsbury) are traditionally believed to have been murdered by their uncle, King Richard III in 1483. From The Tower of London a historical romance by William Harrison Ainsworth (1805-82) published in 1840
Picture No
11098971
Media ID
46722152
Size
3981px x 5052px
(24.5MB)
Credit
© Historic Royal Palaces / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
George Cruikshank (1792-1878)
Date
circa 1840
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12-year-old 1483 9-year-old Ainsworth Believed Murdered Princes Shrewsbury Traditionally
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