The Princes in the Tower - 1483

The relevance to this in relation to the History of Belchamp Walter is through the occurance of the Tyrell family name with reference to those that appear in the list of those that are associated with the area. There is a marriage and a connection with the Wentworth family and Humphrey Tyrrell.

In addition, there are reports that a de Vere was implicated in the fate of the Princes. In any case John de Vere (12th Earl of Oxford) had land confiscated by Richard III.

Sir Thomas More

One Thomas More's literary works is a history of Richard III. He is known to be a Tudor propergandist and it is also thought that Shakespeare used his text for his play Richard III.

The Princes in the Tower refers to the mystery of the fate of the deposed Edward V of England and his younger brother Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York, heirs to the throne of King Edward IV of England. The brothers were the only sons of the king by his queen, Elizabeth Woodville, living at the time of their father's death in 1483. Aged 12 and 9 years old, respectively, they were lodged in the Tower of London by their paternal uncle and England's regent, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, supposedly in preparation for Edward V's forthcoming coronation. Before the young king could be crowned, however, he and his brother were declared illegitimate. Gloucester ascended the throne as Richard III.[1]