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Countess of Warwick

Edward IV – no pussycat!

Jul 2, 2015

law

Bognor Regis, Charles II, Countess of Warwick, Edward IV, George Duke of Clarence, Henry Holland Duke of Exeter, Henry VI, John Mowbray Duke of Norfolk, Richard II, Richard III, Richard of Warwick, Tewkesbury

I find it – interesting, shall we say – that some people are so keen to hate Richard III that they tend to play down the fact that his brother, Edward IV, was at least as ruthless, if not more so. This does no service to Edward, who in some narratives seems to be a…
A question of responsibility

Oct 30, 2014

law

bigamy, Clarence, Constable of England, Countess of Oxford, Countess of Warwick, denialists, Duchess of Norfolk, Earl of Desmond, Earl of Worcester, Edward IV, Edward of Lancaster, Henry VI, Lord Protector of the Realm, Richard III

Who takes the ultimate responsibility for events in late Medieval England? According to the Cairo-dwellers, from 1483 to August 1485, the answer is the King (Richard III), whether he knew what happened or not. According to the same people, the answer from 1471 to 1483 isn’t the King (Edward IV) but the Duke of Gloucester…