17. Edward V - the Prince in the tower

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