▁mention , ▁in ▁it ▁of ▁Richard ' s ▁sus pected ▁comp licity ▁in ▁the ▁princes ' ▁disapp earance ▁/ ▁assumed ▁death s . ▁Yet ▁this ▁very ▁same ▁Att ain der ▁f als ely ▁dates ▁Henry ' s ▁immediate ▁acc ession ▁to ▁the ▁throne ▁to ▁the ▁day ▁previous ▁to ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Bos worth ▁Field ▁in ▁order ▁that ▁all ▁of ▁Richard ' s ▁follow ers ▁who ▁surv ived ▁the ▁battle ▁could ▁be ▁accused ▁in ▁the ▁Att ain der ▁of ▁tre ason ▁against ▁the ▁now ▁reign ing ▁monarch ▁( Hen ry ▁VII ), ▁when ▁in ▁fact ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁battle ▁they ▁were ▁the ▁loyal ▁follow ers ▁of ▁an ▁an oint ed ▁king ▁( Rich ard ▁III ) ▁fighting ▁against ▁an ▁inv ader / us ur per ▁( Hen ry ▁T ud or ). ▁Despite ▁this ▁clearly ▁un sc rup ul ous ▁f als ification ▁of ▁the ▁truth ▁in ▁the ▁Att ain der , ▁it ▁did ▁not ▁occur ▁to ▁its ▁authors ▁to ▁also ▁include ▁in ▁it ▁any ▁accus ation ▁ ▁of ▁Richard ▁as ▁the ▁inst ig ator ▁of ▁the ▁princes ' ▁disapp earance ▁and ▁subsequent ▁death s ▁– ▁or ▁even ▁just ▁his ▁in comp et ent ▁protect ive ▁cust ody ▁of ▁them ▁in ▁allowing ▁their ▁dem ise ▁to ▁happen ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁their ▁Prote ctor . ▁ ▁The ▁mother ▁of ▁the ▁princes , ▁Elizabeth ▁Wood ville , ▁remained ▁on ▁genu in ely ▁good ▁terms ▁with ▁Richard ▁once ▁he ▁was ▁king , ▁and ▁her ▁daughters ▁regularly ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁social ▁events ▁at ▁his ▁court .