5. Edward IV Is Likely To Have Murdered King Henry VI In The Tower Of London (1471)
Having returned to the the throne in October 1470 (after being deposed in 1461), King Henry VI's second reign lasted less then a year as Edward IV seized the crown for a second time and then murdered his predecessor. Victories at the Battle of Barnet and then the Battle of Tewkesbury in 1471 saw Edward IV return to power, and he subsequently imprisoned Henry VI in the Tower of London. Although an official chronicle favourable to Edward IV claimed Henry Vi died of melancholy after being imprisoned, it is widely believed that he was murdered by the new monarch on May 21, 1471. Sir Thomas More - who served under King Henry VIII - however, believes that King Richard III, who succeeded Henry VI, actually killed Edward IV. These royals love a murder, don't they?
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