The British Royals Message Board: Re: New UK Postage

To all intents and purposes the two sons of Edward IV disappeared whilst being held prisoner in the Tower so I think their inclusion is justified. It's impossible for me to think they could have survived but even if they somehow did (pretenders notwithstanding) whatever happened to them and why could they not be identified and universally acknowledged?

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I also wondered about Elizabeth I, but I think there may be more than one explanation why she was omitted in this stamp series. For one, she has probably already been the central figure on at least one series of stamps in the past decades, and then also this series seems to be focused on those royal figures who did not survive their time in the Tower. Although I wonder given the appearance of more details about the fate of the Two Princes, if they belong in this current stamp series? They may well have survived after all, it seems? As Elizabeth I of course did.

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I find it interesting that they haven't included Queen Elizabeth I. She was imprisoned in the Tower (actually in the same rooms her mother was) by her half sister Queen Mary I.

Here is the link to the Royal Mail site where all the stamps are available.

https://shop.royalmail.com/special-stamp-issues/tower-of-london