17th June 1483
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| Tower of London |
After the unexpected death of our beloved and greatest King Edward IV, his first born son Edward became the new King of England as Edward V.
Edward
was at Ludlow with his uncle Lord Rivers when he learnt that his
father died on 9 April. His advent was announced in London on
14 April. Edward joined London on 4 may.
Richard, Duke of Gloucester was designated as Lord Protector of the king. He will take care of matters of the Kingdom during the minority of Edward. Wydville's family are not very agree with this decision, they don't trust Richard, Duke of Gloucester. They are scared of losing their influence on the Kingdom. Elizabeth Wydville, Queen Mother, took refuge in Wesminster Abbey with her childrens, she is afraid for their lives.
Indeed, Wydville's family is nowdays the ennemy of Richard. Then he accuses Elizabeth to conspire against him. It's
why Lord Hastings was jailed, the duke accuses Hastings of plotting with Wydville's family against him because of Edward IV's loyalty. Richard doesn't want Wydville monopolizes the power by interest. Incidentally, Lord Rivers was arrested by Duke
of Buckingham, a close noble of Richard, before the arrival of the
prince in London on 4 May.
On 19 May, Prince Edward took up residence on the Tower of London pending his coronation and yesterday his brother, Richard, joined him. Recently, his coronation was postponed...
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