A few follow-ups
A bit more on the DNA testing of Mary Tudor’s hair (including a picture of the locket):
HOPES that a lock of royal hair kept in west Suffolk could solve the centuries-old mystery of what befell the Princes in the Tower appear to have been quashed by a leading cleric.
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It is thought these [bones] might belong to the two princes which, using modern DNA testing techniques, could have been checked against the lock of hair in Bury, because Mary Tudor, the sister of Henry VIII, would have the same mitochondrial DNA as the princes.Such a possibility has now been ruled out by the Dean of Westminster Abbey who said: “These are the remains of two innocent children that have been there for many centuries and it would be highly inappropriate, for any purpose of inquiry, to disturb them.”
And I’ve finally typed up the information on the miniature that Dr. Starkey now thinks is Lady Jane Grey. This is one of those things where I *want* it to be Jane, but I’m not totally convinced.
And finally, there will be a companion book to the Showtime “Tudors” series. You can pre-order it at Amazon.com and Amazon.uk here:
Thanks to Kathy for sending that!
Rae said,
July 17, 2008 @ 10:56 pm
I can’t believe that the Dean of Westminster Abbey wouldn’t want one of the most baffling mysteries in England’s history uncovered. The argument he poses of spirits resting in peace and not disturbing the dead doesn’t sway me. Even if I did believe in that, I’m partial to thinking that the little princes would want the truth to get out. Especially if they were murdered!