The arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has sent shockwaves around the world, but there are precedents for this event. So, what happens when royals are arrested and put in prison, what crimes were royals accused of which landed them in custody, which royals were imprisoned without being accused of wrongdoing and which royals were murdered in prison, or killed as a result of their capture?
In this English royal history documentary from History Calling, I take you through a long list of imprisoned royals in England, from the medieval period right up to today. We will look at events including the death of Richard II in prison (which was probably murder), the death of Henry VI in prison (which was probably murder), the imprisonment of the Princes in the Tower and their subsequent disappearance (probably murder in my opinion – you might be spotting a pattern here), the arrest and imprisonment of Anne Boleyn, Katherine Howard, Lady Jane Grey, who were all executed within the Tower of London, the arrest of Elizabeth I, who was a rare example of a person locked up in the Tower who wasn’t executed, the arrest and execution of Charles I, the arrest and escape of James II and many more. We will of course finish by looking at why Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested. Get comfy as we examine some of the biggest scandals in English royal history which led to members of the royal family in prison.
Fortunately for the former Prince Andrew, Duke of York, execution is off the cards, but it is a severe embarrassment for the royal family to have the King’s brother arrested and in custody for any length of time and if he is found guilty of misconduct in a public office as a result of information released in the Epstein files, or indeed of some other crime or thanks to some other evidence, there could be a lengthy prison term in his future. It is certainly a huge fall from grace for the favourite son of Elizabeth II and the brother of Charles III and arguably the biggest scandal for the British monarchy since the abdication crisis of 1936. It remains to be seen whether his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, the former Duchess of York, or his daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, will be in any way implicated in his alleged wrongdoing.
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