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The prosecution argued that the evidence of contemporary writers, the accounts of Thomas More and Williams Shakespeare, the known facts concerning the character of Richard III, and forensic evidence concerning two sets of bones found in the Tower in the 20th century constituted, in the words of Fitzpatrick’s opening statement to the Court, the “pieces of a mosaic” which show that Richard III took the lives of his nephews in order to secure his hold on the
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A virtuous lady revealed her concerns: “Do you know which way the tower fell” (Beller 62). Querying these concerns establishes the astonishment, disturbance, and dismay the multitude of people felt. By Beller acknowledging the concerns of the innocence, he is establishing the sympathy for the people who witnessed this horrifying scene. Although the author perceives the narrative has came to a closure; it has only begun. “There was a huge rumbling sound accompanied by the sound of people shrieking.

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The defense will argue that it is likely that the confession never happened, and More made it up because the confession was never recorded. The defense will also mention that More used intimate details that he could not have known, like how Tyrell was suspected for the murder. If Tyrell buried the princes at the foot of the stairs only to have the bodies moved, people would have heard the noise of digging at midnight. As it turns out, no witness is ever mentioned. Seeing as the confession comes from Tyrell, the man who allegedly murdered the princes, More would have no reason to lie about the confession.

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