Two boys wait in the Tower of London for their big day. The elder is just 12 years old this summer of 1483 and is about to be crowned King of England. But suddenly doubts arise among the nobles about the succession to the throne and his uncle receives the crown. After the coronation, the two young pretenders to the throne seem to have been swallowed up by the earth. Were they kidnapped or murdered? The new King Richard III is silent about it. But doubts about his accession to the throne remain. In the 17th century, bones were found during construction work, which confirmed the old suspicions against Richard III. confirmed as a child murderer.
What happened to the two boys in the tower? A cold case from the knightly era in England, in which numerous new clues have been found in recent years. Florence Kasumba takes up the new track again.
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