SinisterCrimes

Suspect

Henry VII

Born
28 January 1457
Died
21 April 1509, aged about 52
Record
Wikidata Q675493 · Wikipedia

Suspect in The Princes in the Tower

Took the throne in 1485 and married the princes' sister Elizabeth; suggested as a suspect by some later writers, though he was abroad when the boys vanished.

1483 · Tower of London · 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. Read the case.

Dated events

  1. Richard III is killed at Bosworth and Henry Tudor becomes Henry VII.