The Mythology of the 'Princes in the Tower'

The term "Princes in the Tower" is generally synonymous with the supposedly murdered boy King Edward V and his younger brother Richard, Duke of York, sons of Edward IV. But were those boys genuinely held against their will in the Tower? Would their mother, Elizabeth Widville, have released Richard from sanctuary with her if she believed she would be putting his life in danger? The children were declared bastards in 1483 and Richard, Duke of Gloucester, was offered the throne. But after Bosw...