However, it was her insights into the Princes in the Tower that captured the public's attention. Langley has long questioned the established narrative of their deaths and has been vocal about her belief that the two boys may have survived their time in the Tower. Drawing upon historical documents, as well as modern forensic techniques, Langley has suggested that there may have been significant gaps in the historical accounts regarding the fate of the princes, particularly when it comes to the reliability of sources from the time.
The Survival Theory: Challenging the Official Narrative
Langley’s statement that “clearly, we must consider the possibility that they survived” is a reflection of her research into the inconsistencies in the historical records of their deaths. While it is widely accepted that the princes were murdered, Langley’s work posits that the princes might have survived their captivity and were perhaps even spirited away to live in secret.
She draws attention to the fact that there were various reports of individuals claiming to have seen the princes alive in the years following their disappearance. For example, one of the more curious cases involves a man named Perkin Warbeck, who claimed to be Richard of Shrewsbury and made several failed attempts to take the English throne. The theory, therefore, hinges on the possibility that the princes may have escaped execution, been hidden away, or that someone fabricated their deaths to remove them from the royal line of succession.
Langley’s argument for the princes' survival has caused considerable debate within the historical community. While many scholars continue to believe that the princes were murdered by order of Richard III or another influential figure, Langley and some of her supporters insist that there is insufficient evidence to confirm this claim beyond doubt. Instead, she contends that alternative theories should be explored more rigorously. shutdown123