Sarah O'Connell
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Appearances Over Time
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ShortHand: The Princes in the Tower
Definitely some dead or at least missing kids.
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ShortHand: The Princes in the Tower
Don't know if anyone touched them.
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ShortHand: The Princes in the Tower
I would say they're dead now.
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ShortHand: The Princes in the Tower
Are they still in the tower?
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ShortHand: The Princes in the Tower
The tale of the princes in the tower is one of the biggest he-said-she-said mysteries in English history.
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ShortHand: The Princes in the Tower
So we're going to start with what we know for sure.
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ShortHand: The Princes in the Tower
We've all heard about the War of the Roses, a decade-long beef between the noble houses of York and Lancaster.
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ShortHand: The Princes in the Tower
It went on for fucking ages.
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ShortHand: The Princes in the Tower
If you've seen Game of Thrones, you basically get the picture.
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ShortHand: The Princes in the Tower
Well, our story starts nearish to the end of this tumultuous period.
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ShortHand: The Princes in the Tower
In 1461, the first ever Yorkist king, Edward IV, rose to the throne after deposing Henry VI.
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ShortHand: The Princes in the Tower
and the House of York was absolutely buzzing to finally have a go at the reins.