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An illustrated scene shows a person standing in front of a wall covered with pinned photos, maps, drawings, and notes connected by red string. The items include a house sketch, a marked map, a grave symbol, a sword, and a chalk body outline. Papers are scattered on the desk and floor, along with a skull and a box of bones. A red desk lamp lights the cluttered workspace, which also includes a filing cabinet and a table, creating the look of a detective piecing together clues.

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From Jack the Ripper to the Princes in the Tower: these are history's 8 biggest mysteries. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

This 16th-century portrait of Lady Margaret Beaufort, found in St John’s College, Cambridge, depicts the formidable matriarch of the Tudor dynasty. Mother of Henry VII, Beaufort has sometimes been implicated in later rumours surrounding the fate of the Princes in the Tower — accusations modern historians largely dismiss.

Tudor

Was a ruthless Tudor matriarch behind the disappearance of the Princes in the Tower?

An 18th-century engraving of Edward, Earl of Warwick. Much of his short life was spent in the Tower of London before his execution for alleged treason (Photo by INTERFOTO/Alamy Stock Photo)

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The other prince in the Tower: the tragedy of Edward of Warwick. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The princes in the Tower

Medieval

Have we finally unmasked the killer of the Princes in the Tower?

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Princes in the Tower | Exclusive history podcast series

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The Princes in the TowerThe greatest medieval cold case. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Edward V and Richard, Duke of York, in the Tower of London as imagined in Paul Delaroche’s 1852 painting.

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Philippa Langley on the Princes in the Tower: “It was clear we had to consider the possibility that they survived”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Medieval

Princes in the TowerExclusive podcast series

A painting of the Princes in the Tower

Medieval

Did Richard III really kill the Princes in the Tower?

Oil on canvas of the Princes in the Tower

Medieval

An enigma at the heart of British history: who killed the Princes in the Tower, Edward V and Richard Duke of York?

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History quiz – prison escapes and the princes in the Tower. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A photograph of the Tower of London, from the river

Victorian

Anne Boleyn, Beefeaters, Guy Fawkes and the princes: a brief history of the Tower of London

The princes in the Tower

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Did Richard III murder the princes in the Tower? You debate. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An illustration showing a royal purple robe being lifted from the ground, with some dust being swept under it with a dustpan and brush

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The prince and the brothel: 6 scandals that rocked the British monarchy. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Medieval

The princes in the Tower: why was their fate never explained?

Three Tudor-era children sit at a table within an ornate architectural frame, dressed in elaborate period clothing, with small round objects laid out before them.

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Royal rivalries10 of the most famous sibling relationships. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Royal Pavilion in Brighton

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Visiting Brighton Royal Pavilion, the Prince Regent's decadent getaway. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Ravenmaster Chris Skaife at the Tower of London with a Raven

General History

What's it like to be Ravenmaster at the Tower of London?

Panoramic view of Krak des Chevaliers, a medieval stone fortress atop a grassy hill overlooking a green valley under a blue sky

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This Celtic castle was so terrifying that even the Romans were too scared to attack it. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

On This Day

28 July

Medieval manuscript illumination depicting King John on horseback hunting a stag with hounds.

Medieval

King John was a monster – but did he really murder his own nephew?

On This Day

29 July

Robert Pattinson as Antinous in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, seated in Odysseus’s palace wearing dark armour with ornate gold detailing. He clasps his hands together and looks intently to one side, surrounded by other figures in the dimly lit hall.

Ancient Greece

Was Antinous a real person? The history behind The Odyssey character explained

A woman wearing a black dress and white hood, praying in front of a Bible

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Married three times by the age of 15: Margaret Beaufort, the woman who birthed the Tudor Dynasty. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Prince Albert Victor

Victorian

Prince Albert Victor, aka Eddy: the fascinating story of Britain’s ‘lost’ king

On This Day

23 May

On This Day

19 August

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The bloody rise of Henry V: how his brutal upbringing propelled him to greatness. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Hever Castle.

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Five shocking tales from Britain’s royal palaces. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

On This Day

24 May

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