The Princes in the Tower of London

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This lesson contains 12 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slide and 1 video.

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Slide 1 - Video

What were the names of the two princes?
A
Edward V & Richard Duke of Kent
B
Edward VI & Richard Duke of York
C
Edward VI & Richard Duke of Kent
D
Edward V & Richard Duke of York

Slide 2 - Quiz

Who were their parents?
A
Richard I and Berengaria
B
King Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville
C
Henry II and Mary
D
William I and Mathilda

Slide 3 - Quiz

Two princes from the English royal family disappeared in 1483. Where were they staying at the time of their disappearance?
A
Buckingham Palace
B
Windsor Castle
C
Westminster Abbey
D
The Tower of London

Slide 4 - Quiz

Who was behind the killing of the two princes?
A
King Richard III
B
Sir Thomas More
C
Polydor Vergil
D
Margaret Beaufor

Slide 5 - Quiz

Why were they killed?
A
They were killed by Richard in an attempt to secure his hold on the throne
B
Both were killed in rage by their mother who suffered from trauma

Slide 6 - Quiz

True or False?
There is really no evidence that the two had been murdered
A
True
B
False

Slide 7 - Quiz

Where their bodies ever found?
A
Yes
B
No
C
Bodies were found, but their is no evidence it's theirs

Slide 8 - Quiz

Where were remains found?
A
In a secret wall behind their former room
B
Under one of the staircases
C
In the basement of the White Tower

Slide 9 - Quiz

1674
But it is the remains found under a stair case by workmen in 1674 that are still thought to be that of the two princes Edward and Richard of Shrewsbury. 

Slide 10 - Slide

Why is it believed that the remains under the staircase are those of the two princes?
A
These were the only remains of children found in the tower
B
DNA has proven this

Slide 11 - Quiz

True or False?
The princes in the Tower was made up to draw tourists to the Tower of London
A
True
B
False

Slide 12 - Quiz