
The Princes in the Tower: has the mystery been solved?
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The Astonishing Witness Statement of Richard Duke of York
In this chapter, they discuss a key document relating to the younger Prince Richard. The document is a witness statement written by Richard Duke of York himself, detailing his experiences from leaving sanctuary in Westminster to arriving at his aunt's court in 1493. The document was initially discovered in the 1950s but dismissed as insignificant. However, in November 2020, a member of the Dutch research group found the document in an archive and deemed it to be astonishing.
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