Historic doubts about the survival of the Princes in the Tower after 1485
ABSTRACT This note assesses Philippa Langley’s four proofs for the survival of the two Princes in the Tower after 1485. Neither the Lille document nor supporting evidences prove that Lambert Simnel was really Edward V rather than Edward, earl of Warwick. The Gelderland manifesto recounting the escap...
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| Published in: | Historical research : the bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research Vol. 97; no. 277; pp. 437 - 442 |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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19-07-2024
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| Summary: | ABSTRACT This note assesses Philippa Langley’s four proofs for the survival of the two Princes in the Tower after 1485. Neither the Lille document nor supporting evidences prove that Lambert Simnel was really Edward V rather than Edward, earl of Warwick. The Gelderland manifesto recounting the escape of Richard, duke of York and the pretender’s pledge to Duke Albert of Saxony were propaganda as necessary for the imposter Perkin Warbeck as for the real prince. The blemishes of Warbeck’s body cannot be shown to identify him as the younger prince. While useful additions to the continental plots against Henry VII, these new evidences do not prove that either prince lived beyond the reign of Richard III. |
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| ISSN: | 0950-3471 1468-2281 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/hisres/htae009 |