Suspect in The Princes in the Tower
Servant of Richard III named by Thomas More as the organiser of the murder; executed for treason in 1502. Born c. 1455. No confession survives.
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
Sir James Tyrrell is executed for treason; Thomas More later says he had confessed to the murders.