Tower of London (1962 film)

Tower of London is a 1962 historical drama and horror film, starring Vincent Price and Michael Pate. Directed by Roger Corman, the film was produced by Edward Small Productions.

Richard, the duke of Gloucester Vincent Price, is dismayed when his dying brother King Edward IV names their brother George, Duke of Clarence as Protector to his young son and heir, Prince Edward. Richard wants the position himself, to become de facto ruler after his brothers death. He secretly stabs George to death with a dagger bearing the crest of the Woodville family, framing the dying kings inlaws. Richard is now named Protector. His wife Anne approves of his crime and encourages him to take the throne for himself.After the death of King Edward, Richard tries to achieve his ends by intimidating the widowed queens ladyinwaiting Mistress Shore into claiming that the dead kings two children are illegitimate. She refuses, and Richard tortures her. After she dies on the rack, Richard claims he executed her for spreading the rumour that the princes were illegitimate. He says that the two princes should be placed in his protective custody. ........

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