19 May

Edward V is lodged in the Tower of London ahead of his coronation.

Princes in the Tower Unsolved

In 1483 a twelve-year-old king and his brother vanished inside the Tower of London and their uncle took the crown. What became of them is still debated.

The Court of Criminal Appeal quashes the conviction and Wallace is released.

William Herbert Wallace Disputed verdict

A phone message sent a Liverpool insurance man to an address that did not exist. He came home to find his wife dead, and was sentenced to hang.