On this day in history, 26 June 1483, Richard III became King of England. His rise to the throne is one of English history’s greatest controversies. Was he rightful heir to the crown or was his path to glory matted with the blood of innocents?
Two years ago, I welcomed the much-admired and very generous Lucy Worsley to Substack by co-hosting a discussion on the subject of the Princes in the Tower. Lucy is an excellent historian and broadcaster, of course, and was the first person I ever did TV with back in 2017. I used to have hair!
And now, just for you, here is that recording.
If you want to learn more about the Princes in the Tower, or the Pretenders that followed, why not check out my bestselling book ‘Henry VII and the Tudor Pretenders: Simnel, Warbeck and Warwick’, available everywhere now.
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