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S21E3

The Princes in the Tower

Premiere: 11/22/2023 | 0:32 |

Find out if one of history’s greatest cold cases—the imprisonment of two princes in the Tower of London—can finally be solved. Their disappearance led to centuries of mystery and speculation. Were the boys murdered by their uncle, the notorious King Richard III? Or was it a massive conspiracy to hide the truth?

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About the Episode

Find out if one of history’s greatest cold cases—the imprisonment of two princes in the Tower of London—can finally be solved. Their disappearance led to centuries of mystery and speculation. Were the boys murdered by their uncle, the notorious King Richard III? Or was it a massive conspiracy to hide the truth?

Film Interviewees

  • Philippa Langley
  • Rob Rinder – Criminal Barrister
  • Tracy Borman – Co-Curator, Historic Royal Palaces
  • Nathalie Nijman – Dutch Research Group
  • Matt Lewis – Historian & Chair of the Richard III Society
  • Zoë Maula – Dutch Research Group
  • Henrike Lähnemann – Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies
  • Ann Wroe – Author, Perkin

Secrets of the Dead: Princes in the Tower is a Brinkworth Production in association with The WNET Group. Narrated by Jay O. Sanders. With Philippa Langley and Rob Rinder. Director is Janice Sutherland. Executive Producers are Malcolm Brinkworth and Xander Brinkworth. For Secrets of the Dead: Benjamin Phelps is supervising producer; Stephanie Carter is executive producer; Stephen Segaller is executive in charge.

Funding for Secrets of the Dead is provided by public television viewers.

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