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It is the TropeNamer for PrinceAndPauper, and arguably the story is LostInImitation.
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It is the TropeNamer for PrinceAndPauper, and arguably the story is LostInImitation.
LostInImitation. See also ''Literature/ThePrisonerOfZenda'', another story about swapping places with royalty which is the inspiration for numerous subsequent stories.
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* DeadlyDistantFinale / ForegoneConclusion: [[spoiler:As mentioned in the epilogue, the real Edward VI died at the age of fifteen. Oh, and cute little Jane Grey was decapitated shortly afterward. And a century later, Miles Hendon's last direct descendant dies in the English Civil War]].
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* DeadlyDistantFinale / ForegoneConclusion: [[spoiler:As mentioned in the epilogue, the real DeadlyDistantFinale: The epilogue mentions Edward VI died VI's death at the age of fifteen.fifteen, as per history. Oh, and cute little Jane Grey was decapitated shortly afterward. And a century later, Miles Hendon's last direct descendant dies in the English Civil War]].War.
* ForegoneConclusion: Because the real Edward VI is one of the main characters, the reader knows from the outset that he'll inevitably return to being a prince in the end and die at a young age after becoming king.
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* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: After the prince is born, Henry cruelly tells UsefulNotes/JaneSeymourRoyalty she no longer has any reason to exist. Say what you will of UsefulNotes/HenryVIII, it's known that he absolutely adored his third wife.
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* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: After the prince is born, Henry cruelly tells UsefulNotes/JaneSeymourRoyalty [[UsefulNotes/JaneSeymourRoyalty Jane Seymour]] she no longer has any reason to exist. Say what you will of UsefulNotes/HenryVIII, it's known that he absolutely adored his third wife.
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* GoneHorriblyRight: Tom and Edward's dreams of living each others' lives for a short time. They get the opportunity, albeit seeing that each other side of the fence has its own drawbacks.
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* GoneHorriblyRight: Tom and Edward's dreams of living each others' lives for a short time. They get the opportunity, albeit seeing that each other other's side of the fence has its own drawbacks.
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* An Israeli 1996 stage musical, with Oded Menashe playing Miles Hendon. A VHS tape was released, and the video is available on Website/YouTube as of 2023.
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* AcquiredSituationalNarcissism: Tom Canty suffers a bit of this as a result of becoming king. Then again, who can blame him?
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* AcquiredSituationalNarcissism: Tom Canty suffers a bit of this as a result of becoming king. Then again, who can blame him?him? Though he realizes [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone he's gone too far]] when [[spoiler:he denies his own mother]].
* CharacterTics: When startled, Tom Canty quickly lifts one hand over his eyes. This is how his mother identifies her son later on.
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* DeadlyDistantFinale / ForegoneConclusion: [[spoiler:As mentioned in the epilogue, the real Edward VI died at the age of fifteen. Oh, and cute little Jane Grey was decapitated shortly afterward. And the last of Miles Hendon's direct descendants dies about 100 years later in the English Civil War]].
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* DeadlyDistantFinale / ForegoneConclusion: [[spoiler:As mentioned in the epilogue, the real Edward VI died at the age of fifteen. Oh, and cute little Jane Grey was decapitated shortly afterward. And the last of a century later, Miles Hendon's last direct descendants descendant dies about 100 years later in the English Civil War]].
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* MiddleChildSyndrome: Miles, the second of three sons, was banished by his father and sent to the army because of Hugh, who is the youngest and the {{Parental Favourit|ism}}e.
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* MiddleChildSyndrome: Miles, the second of three sons, was banished by his father and sent to the army because of Hugh, who is the youngest and the {{Parental Favourit|ism}}e.
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* OldRetainer: Blake Edwards, who reunites with Miles while the latter is imprisoned and secretly smuggles in food and news from outside.
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* OldRetainer: Blake Edwards, who Andrews, a lifelong servant of Hendon Hall, reunites with Miles while the latter is imprisoned and secretly smuggles in food and news from outside.
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* UnPerson: Hugh tries to make his brother Miles into this. Conveniently, all of their immediate family have died while Miles was away from home, and Hugh threatens the rest of the household into keeping silent.
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* UnPerson: Hugh tries to make his brother Miles into this. Conveniently, all of their immediate family have died while Miles was during Miles' time away from home, and Hugh threatens the rest of the household into keeping silent.
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* OldRetainer: Blake Edwards, who reunites with Miles and secretly smuggles in food and news from outside.
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* OldRetainer: Blake Edwards, who reunites with Miles while the latter is imprisoned and secretly smuggles in food and news from outside.
