▁character , ▁review ed ▁in ▁the ▁light ▁of ▁recent ▁research . ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁arguments ▁presented ▁in ▁the ▁book ▁in ▁defence ▁of ▁King ▁Richard : ▁▁ ▁There ▁was ▁no ▁political ▁advantage ▁for ▁Richard ▁III ▁in ▁killing ▁the ▁young ▁princes ▁once ▁he ▁was ▁king . ▁Richard ' s ▁own ▁right ▁to ▁the ▁crown ▁was ▁un ass ailable ▁as ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁both ▁popular ly ▁acc laimed ▁King ▁of ▁England ▁by ▁the ▁public ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁legit imately ▁declared ▁to ▁be ▁king ▁by ▁an ▁Act ▁of ▁Parliament ▁known ▁as ▁Tit ulus ▁Reg ius ▁which ▁declared , ▁among ▁other ▁things , ▁that ▁Edward ▁IV ' s ▁marriage ▁to ▁Elizabeth ▁Wood ville ▁was ▁a ▁big am ous ▁one ▁since ▁he ▁was ▁already ▁party ▁to ▁a ▁pre cont ract ed ▁marriage ▁to ▁Lady ▁Ele an or ▁Tal bot ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁Con sequently , ▁the ▁act ▁declared ▁that ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁dece ased ▁king ' s ▁off spring ▁via ▁this ▁later ▁big am ous ▁partners hip ▁– ▁the ▁two ▁young ▁princes ▁and ▁their ▁sister ▁Elizabeth ▁of ▁York ▁– ▁were ▁il leg it imate ▁and ▁thus ▁de bar red ▁from ▁asc ending ▁the ▁throne . ▁His ▁nie ce ▁and ▁two ▁nep he ws ▁thus ▁represented ▁no ▁threat ▁to ▁Richard ▁once ▁this ▁act ▁was ▁passed ▁and ▁he ▁had ▁subsequently ▁att ained ▁the ▁crown . ▁▁ ▁The ▁two ▁princes ▁were ▁much ▁more ▁of ▁a ▁threat ▁to ▁Henry ▁VII ▁as ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁his ▁T ud or ▁claim ▁to ▁the ▁crown ▁was ▁significantly ▁more ▁con vol uted ▁than ▁their ▁more ▁immediate