the princes in the tower

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the elimination of the two princes at garden tower in the tower of london,
~september, 1483

richard, acting on the advice of a page, approached james tyrell and broke to
him his plan of murdering the children. tyrell was richard's confidential
servant who had been serving him for 10 years. he was also serving as the knight
of the body and his duty was to guard the king while he slept soundly. richard
had no idea was desperate tyrell was to rise in ranks that he would do anything,
however unpleasant. richard dispatched tyrell from warwick to brackenbury, the
constable of the tower of london. however, contemporary evidence states that
tyrell actually left from york to london with orders to collect robes for the
investiture of edward of middleham, richard's heir. tyrell rode to london, keen
to carry out his orders. some writers claim that he was forced to do the king's
command, and rode sorrowfully to london, lamenting his actions. with tyrell,
rode a john dighton, his horse-keeper of strong and broad stature. tyrell
carried a warrant which commanded brackenbury to deliver all keys of the tower
to tyrell. it is likely that the warrant was worded in a manner to absolve
brackenbury from all responsibility in the matter. tyrell appointed miles
forrest and john dighton to carry out the murder. the plan was to smother them
in their sleep. there are several records of how the murder was carried out but
we shall look at the most plausible evidence. it was, although, derived from
popular rumours. thomas more claims that the boys were smothered between
featherbeds, and that in doing, richard of york escaped the men and crept under
the bed and lay there naked till the young king was smothered to death, and
after that, one of the men grabbed the younger bed under the bed, held his face
down with one hand and slit his throat open with a dagger. after the murders,
the men dug a grave at the stairfoot, the naked boys buried, meetly deep under
the ground, under a great heap of stones. with the boys murdered, tyrell
returned to york to meet the king, who thanked him and was rewarded lavishly
over the years by appointing him to a succession of lucrative offices. as for
the other men who assisted in the murders, life did not fare so well. forrest,
overcome by grief, spent the rest of his life at sanctuary and died a year
later. dighton, chose a life of crime. however, they were generously rewarded
for their assistance. richard did not keep the slaughter secret for long, for he
permitted the rumours of their deaths to go abroad to the intent that, after the
people realised that the sons of edward the fourth were no more, they would in
goodwill bear to sustain his government.

[Bill C]

The things people will do for power, money, and fame.
I have heard of this, I have also heard there is questionable proof.
sounds like something Richard would do though.