Princes in the Tower Princes in the Tower "The Princes in the Tower" is an expression frequently used to refer to Edward V, King of England and Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York. The two brothers were the only sons of Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville surviving at the time of their father's death in 1483. When they were 12 and 9 years old, respectively, they were lodged in the Tower of London by the man appointed to look after them, their uncle, the Lord Protector: Richard, Duke of Gloucester. This was supposedly in preparation for Edward's forthcoming coronation as king. However,
Tower of the Sun transform the tower into a giant monster robot. As part of ad campaign for the model, the tower is shown in a short animated sequence in which would transform and briefly fight a monster in same style as Tokusatsu programs. The Tower of the Sun, as well as the Expo of 1970, plays a central role in Naoki Urasawa's manga: "20th Century Boys". In this series the tower becomes one of the main symbols of the "cult of the friend," an evil association that wants to conquer the world. It also appears in the movie I Wish (film) (Kiseki, 2011,