James Tyrrell

Sir James Tyrrell
Bornc. 1445
Died6 May 1502
BuriedAustin Friars, London
Spouse(s)Anne Arundel
IssueSir Thomas Tyrrell
James Tyrrell
William Tyrrell
Anne Tyrrell
FatherWilliam Tyrrell
MotherMargaret Darcy

Sir James Tyrrell (c. 1455 – 6 May 1502)[1] was an English knight, a trusted servant of king Richard III of England. He is known for confessing to the murders of the Princes in the Tower under Richard's orders. William Shakespeare portrays Tyrrell as the man who organises the princes' murder in his 1593 play Richard III.[2]