What happened to the Princes in the Tower? Did Richard III kill them? In this After Dark podcast episode, Eleanor Janega, Anthony Delaney and Matt Lewis answer these questions. It's one of history's greatest mysteries - 'what happened to the Princes in the Tower?' In 1483, young Edward V and his brother Richard were awaiting Edward's coronation. But next thing we know, they vanished and their uncle Richard III has taken the throne. So what happened? Eleanor Janega guides Anthony through this episode, with a special guest appearance by Eleanor's 'Gone Medieval' co-host Matt Lewis! 'Gone Medieval' is History Hit's medieval history podcast. Check it out if you want to find out more! 0:00 History's Greatest Cold Case: The Princes in the Tower 2:17 King or Prince? The Technicalities of the Tower 6:17 Richard III: The Protectorate and the Power Vacuum 8:41 English Succession: A History of Uprisings and Anarchy 12:55 The Missing Princes Project and Modern Investigations 15:27 Shakespeare and the Invention of Tudor Propaganda 21:29 Theory 1: Did Richard III Murder the Princes? 30:36 Theory 2: Margaret Beaufort and the Buckingham Coup 35:00 Theory 3: Matt Lewis on the Survival of the Princes 45:10 The Mystery Skeletons: 1647 vs. 1789 Discoveries 54:18 The Final Verdict: Neglect, Murder, or Survival? This episode was edited by Tim Arstall. Produced by Stuart Beckwith and McKenna Fernandez. Edited by Anna Brant. The senior producer was Freddy Chick. After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal is a History Hit podcast. Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe. All music from Epidemic Sounds. #HistoryHitPodcast #AfterDark #RoyalHistory