Edward V

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King of England who was crowned at the age of 13 on the death of his father Edward IV but was immediately confined to the Tower of London where he and his younger brother were murdered (1470-1483)

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Edward V and his 10-year-old brother Richard were imprisoned in the Tower of London and their uncle made himself king as Richard III. Source: Internet

Edward V and his young brother Richard disappear behind the forbidding walls of the Tower of London, never to be seen or heard from again. Source: Internet

Edward V was too young to rule and a Royal Council was established to rule the country until the king's coming of age. Source: Internet

It was at Ludlow that the young prince heard the news of his father's death in 1483 and was himself proclaimed King Edward V of England. Source: Internet

The Latin inscription on the urn can be translated as follows: "Here lie the relics of Edward V, King of England, and Richard, Duke of York. Source: Internet

Those plans disappeared together with Edward V. Reign Edward V as Prince of Wales It was at Ludlow that the 12-year-old prince received news, on Monday 14 April 1483, of his father's sudden death five days before. Source: Internet

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