Richard III

I have been a member of the Richard III Society, which aims to promote discussion and research into King Dick. The debate still goes on as to whether he was responsible for the death of the Princes in the Tower, but as time goes on the debate still rages. There is no doubt that the Tudors turned his reputation from a just ruler into a hunchback tyrant, as depicted by William Shakespeare. Although if it was a modern-day crime I am sure he would be one of the main suspects, it is important to note that Henry Tudor had more to gain by their deaths than Richard. Richard was already the king, so killing the princes would just give him a little extra security; Henry Tudor was claiming the English throne, and the princes had a much stronger claim than Henry.