As Baldwin noted in support of his conclusion that Richard would not have murdered the princes, "It seems incredible Richard ever supposed killing his nephews would help secure his position or make him more acceptable to his subjects."
Som Pollard bemærker i støtte til sin konklusion omat Richard ikke ville have myrdet sine nevøer, "Det virker utroligt, at Richard nogensinde mente, at dræbe sine nevøer ville sikre hans position eller gøre ham mere acceptabel for sine undersåtter."