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Arrest of Edward V

England · House / House of York. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1483Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1483

Richard IIIMay 1483

London · House / House of York

At Buckinghams suggestion Edward is kept in the Tower

Edward V1483

London · House / House of York

Taken to London after his fathers death by Richard of Gloucester. Edward is kept for the rest of his life in the Tower of London

Names involved

Edward VRichard III

Provenance

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