    edward v (2 november 1470 â c.1483)r. f. walker, "princes in the tower", in s. h. steinberg et al, a new dictionary of british history, st. martin's press, new york, 1963, p.286. was king of england from his father edward iv's death on 9 april 1483 until 26 june of the same year. he was never crowned, and his 86-day reign was dominated by the influence of his uncle and lord protector, richard, duke of gloucester, who succeeded him as richard iii on 26&nbsp;june 1483; this was confirmed by the act entitled titulus regius, which denounced any further claims through his father's heirs. edward and his younger brother richard of shrewsbury, duke of york were the princes in the tower who disappeared after being sent to heavily guarded royal lodgings in the tower of london. responsibility for their deaths is widely attributed to richard iii, but the lack of any solid evidence and conflicting contemporary accounts suggest four other primary suspects. along with edward viii, and the disputed matilda and jane, edward v is one of four english monarchs since the norman conquest never to have been crowned. if he died close to the time of his disappearance he is the shortest-lived male monarch in english history &ndash; his great-nephew, who was crowned edward vi, died in his sixteenth year. ==early life== edward was born on 2 november 1470 in westminster abbey. his mother, elizabeth woodville, had sought sanctuary there from lancastrians who had deposed his father, the yorkist king edward iv, during the course of the wars of the roses. edward was created prince of wales in june 1471, following edward iv's restoration to the throne, and in 1473 was established at ludlow castle on 
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