17. Edward V - the Prince in the tower

The Kings and Queens podcast

Edward V (1483) was intelligent, articulate and ready to make the giant leap from a fresh-faced prince to a wily, formidable medieval king but even before his coronation could take place a pernicious scheme was set to take it all away.

CHARACTERS

Edward V – King of England, son of Edward IV
Edward IV, King of England
Richard, duke of Gloucester – Edward IV’s brother, Edward V’s uncle
Richard of Shrewsbury – son of Edward IV, younger brother of Edward V
Elizabeth Woodville – Queen of England, wife of Edward IV, mother of Edward V and Richard of Shrewsbury
Earl Rivers – brother of Elizabeth Woodville, uncle of Edward V
William Hastings – nobleman and ally of Richard, duke of Gloucester
Duke of Buckingham – nobleman and ally of Richard duke of Gloucester
Ralph Shaa - theologian
Chroniclers
Dominic Mancini
Thomas More – Lord Chancellor and Renaissance humanist in Tudor England
Henry Gillingham
Henry VI – former King of England
Charles II – future King of England
CREDITS
Music: Winter Song by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Ryanlouis – digging in rubble
spiritvoices - muffled girl
ondrosik – quiet session talk
bee09 – candle blow
danmitch3ll – distant horns
soundmary – wild horses running
eneasz – wooden door smash open
metzik – medieval market