History - Interactive Content. Bibliotheca Corviniana Digitalis. Felső-krisztinavárosi Keresztelő Szent János Plébánia. Edward V - the Princes in the Tower. Early Life The eldest son of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville , Edward V was born at Westminster Abbey on 28th April, 1470, where his mother had taken sanctuary during the brief restoration of the Lancastrian king, Henry VI. Yorkist fortunes were at a low ebb, Edward's father had been forced to flee the country and his mother and sisters had taken sanctuary within the Abbey.
Henry VI , with characteristic kindness, would not countenance any violence toward the child or his mother. On the return of Edward's father, Henry VI was again deposed.