Secrets of the Tower: How did Henry VI die?
25th February 2026 by | Uncategorized
Secrets of the Tower: How did Henry VI die?
He was a king twice crowned.
He died a prisoner.
In May 1471, Henry VI was held in the Tower of London following the defeat of the Lancastrian cause. Officially, his death was recorded as natural. Unofficially, few then — or now — believed it.
Contemporary sources speak carefully. Some suggest grief. Others hint at despair. Yet the timing is unmistakable. Henry died on the very night Edward IV returned triumphantly to London.
No inquest was held. No questions were asked.
Henry’s body was displayed publicly, perhaps to quiet rumours, perhaps to reinforce authority. But the damage was done. The idea that kings could be quietly removed within the Tower walls had entered English political consciousness.
Whether Henry VI died of natural causes or was murdered on royal orders remains unresolved. What is clear is this: the Tower had become a place where inconvenient truths could disappear.
The Tower does not merely imprison history.
It absorbs it.
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