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,
The Politeness of Princes The Politeness of Princes "The Politeness of Princes" is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, which first appeared in the United Kingdom in the July 1902 issue of "The Captain". It is a school story, set at Wrykyn school. The story later appeared in the United States in the collection "The Swoop! and Other Stories" (1979), and was the title story of the Project Gutenberg eBook "The Politeness of Princes and Other School Stories". The title comes from the saying, "Punctuality is the politeness of princes." Chapple, a boy in Seymour's house, has trouble dragging himself out of bed