The Poisoners' Cabinet

Ep 261 - The Princes in the Tower

The Poisoners' Cabinet

Show Notes

Ep 261 is loose and we are tackling the huge, haunting mystery at the heart of the War of the Roses - what happened to the princes in the tower? What led to the young boys' disappearance? Was Richard III responsible? And why did all these cousins keeping slapping each other? The secret ingredient is...a tower!

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Sources this week include the extensive Wiki entries for the Princes In The Tower, War of the Roses, Elizabeth Woodville, Henry VII, Richard III, Edward IV, Lambert Simnel and Perkin Warbeck, as well as archives from Historic Royal Palaces, History Journal, BBC Culture, History Today and History Extra. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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