In 1483, a power struggle broke out within the royal family in England. King Edward V had died young, and his two minor sons, the eldest son, Edward, Prince of Wales, and the second son, Richard, Duke of York, were placed under house arrest in the Tower of London by their uncle Richard.
Richard was ambitious, and in order to seize the throne, he decided to remove the threat of the second prince in the tower. So, he secretly arranged for his confidant ministers, preparing to get rid of the second prince when the opportunity was ripe, and pave the way for his own seizure of power. The second prince of Tazhong is still ignorant of the world, and he knows nothing about his uncle's insidious intentions.
They naively wait for the day when they will regain their freedom, but they do not know that the fate of the jade is about to befall them.
One dark night in 1483, Richard sent his henchmen James Tyrell and Miles Forest to the Tower of London to wake up the sleeping second prince. The two princes opened the door in a daze, and before they could react to what was happening, they saw two unfamiliar faces standing outside the door.
Just when they were terrified, the gangsters quickly dodged into the room and covered the mouths and noses of the two children until they suffocated to death. Richard's ruthless tactics soon enthroned him as king, for Richard III.
And the poor second prince died in the dark, unable to even scream.
The death of the prince in the tower directly weakened the legitimacy of Edward V's heir, clearing the way for Richard III to seize the throne. After Richard ascended the throne, he became tyrannical and caused widespread dissatisfaction among the people. In 1485, Henry Tudor of the House of Tudor rebelled and defeated Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth, in which Richard III was also killed.
The death of the prince in the tower became an important symbol of the tyranny of Richard III and foreshadowed Richard's doom. Richard's death marked the end of this life-and-death battle between the brothers, and the Tudor dynasty began to rise on the stage of English history.
Despite the new dynasty's attempts to erase the shadows of the past, the tragic fate of the prince in the tower has become an indelible pain in the age and will forever serve as a reminder of the dangers and cruelty of power struggles.
At the beginning of the 16th century, the English thinker Thomas More recorded the murder of the prince in the tower in his unfinished history book. According to More's book, the murderers included James Tillier and Miles Forrest, among others.
Later historians have found that the descendants of Forrest, the executor mentioned in More's book, were still active in politics during the reign of Henry VIII, which provides strong evidence for the authenticity of More's murders. Although the Tudor dynasty replaced Richard III, the shadow of the death of the prince in the tower still loomed over the new dynasty and became an unavoidable topic of the era.
Although many parties are reluctant to bring it up, this bloody murder has become a part of history, and the truth will eventually emerge over time.
The death of the prince in the tower reflects the brutal power struggle of the British royal family in the Middle Ages. In order to compete for the throne, relatives can put life and death aside from the family affection and mutilate their own flesh and blood, which shows that power can make people lose their bottom line. However, Richard ultimately failed, because the acquisition of power cannot be based on cannibalism.
Richard's defeat also shows that the succession of the throne is not determined by a power struggle, but by providence and history. Instead of repeating the mistakes of history, we should examine the lack of humanity behind the power struggle. Only by reflecting on power and establishing a moral bottom line can we avoid the recurrence of historical tragedies.
Power should not be used as a means of harm, but for the benefit of the people. Only in this way can the country move towards progress and the society move towards civilization.
History is a long river, recording the light and darkness of human nature. The truth of the tragic death of the prince in the tower will eventually be revealed to the world, and justice will eventually defeat evil. We must face up to and learn from history in order to create a bright and progressive future.
History is both a lesson from the past and a guiding light for the future. Walking into history, we examine the past; Out of history, we look to the future. Only by learning history with love and tolerance and clearing the fog can we find the dawn of progress.
As long as we keep the lessons of history in mind, we will be able to build the future we want. The death of the prince in the tower reminds us that it is our mission to step out of the past and move towards hope.