Posted on 02/18/2023 4:04:13 PM PST by CheshireTheCat
On this day, in 1478, George Plantagenet was executed for treason against his brother King Edward IV — famously supposed (as in Shakespeare’s Richard III) to have been drowned in a butt of malmsey wine.
George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence, played an important role in the long-waged War of the Roses, a series of dynastic wars, battles, and skirmishes between 1455 and 1487 between supporters of rival branches of the House of Plantagenet for the English crown: the House of Lancaster versus the House of York.
Plantagenet originally supported his brother’s claim to the throne. Through a series of battles with pro-Lancastrian armies, Edward, of the House of York, advanced towards London with his Yorkish army. Once there, he deposed the Lancastrian King Henry VI to rapturous celebration (London itself leaned Yorkist).
George naturally cashed in with his brother’s accession. He was made a duke. He was invested as a Knight of the Garter.
But one other perk proved butt-ugly for George’s future.
He was married, in 1469, to noblewoman Isabel Neville, daughter of the Earl of Warwick. Warwick was the famous kingmaker of the War of the Roses, whose support was instrumental for Edward IV....
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Those Dukes of Clarence can really be the life of the party. Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence, is on the short list of suspects for being Jack the Ripper.
I’ve said it before but will say it again, I enjoy these historic vignettes. Thanks for posting.
Whoa - little Bro was Ricky Three. Those boys must have been a bundle of chuckles at the family reunions...
That right there is the Subject Line of the Week.
Well, he died in good spirits…
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