Edward V of England
Also known as Edward V, Edward V Plantagenet, King of England
king of England in 1483 (1470-1483)
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Edward V was a young English king who ruled for only a few months in 1483 before disappearing from historical record, making him one of England's shortest-reigning monarchs. His brief reign and mysterious disappearance—along with that of his younger brother—became one of history's most famous unsolved cases and a pivotal moment in English royal succession.
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- History of the Reigns of Edward V. and Richard Iii. , Written in Part by Sir T. Moor, and Finished from the Chronicles of Hall and Hollinshead, with Notes and Additions by the Editor of the Historical Magazine
- The History of the Reigns of Edward V. and Richard III., Written in Part by Sir T. Moor, and Finished from the Chronicles of Hall and Hollinshead, ... by the Editor of the Historical Magazine
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Edward V (2 November 1470 – presumably July 1483) was King of England from 9 April to 25 June 1483. He succeeded his father, Edward IV, upon the latter's death. Edward V was never crowned, and his brief reign was dominated by the influence of his uncle and Lord Protector, the Duke of Gloucester, who deposed him to reign as King Richard III; this was confirmed by the Titulus Regius, an act of Parliament which denounced any further claims through Edward IV's heirs by delegitimising Edward V and all of his siblings. This act was later repealed by parliament under Henry VII, who married Elizabeth of York, Edward V's eldest sister.
Edward V and his younger brother, Richard of Shrewsbury, are known as the Princes in the Tower. They disappeared after being sent to heavily guarded royal lodgings in the Tower of London. Responsibility for their disappearance (and presumed deaths) is widely attributed to Richard III, who sent them to the Tower, but the lack of conclusive evidence and conflicting contemporary accounts allow for other possibilities.
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