Royal Pretenders

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Whenever a royal dies under mysterious circumstances, conspiracy theory about what might really have happened inevitably spring up. And with them come pretenders claiming to be the long lost lord or lady. And claiming their right to royal riches. Today we’ll examine 4 cases of missing royals which led to multiple famous impostor coming forth to claim a crown. And look at DNA evidence to find out if any of their stories might have been true.

1. The Princes in the Tower (Edward V of England & Richard, Duke of York)

2. The Three False Dmitris of Russia

3. Louis XVII of France (Louis Charles)

4. The Romanov Children (Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia & Alexei

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