Lionel of Clarence
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The Duchy of Lancaster controversy that began in the 14th century….
“Tudors”, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Catherine of Valois, Constance of Castile, Duchy of Lancaster, Edmund Mortimer 3rd Earl of March, Edward III, Edward III’s entail, Henry IV, Henry IV Part I Shakespeare, Henry V, Henry VII, House of Lancaster, John of Gaunt, Katherine of Valois, Lionel of Clarence, Lords Appellant, Owen Tudor, Philippa of Clarence, Richard II, Roger Mortimer 4th Earl of March, Sir Simon Burley, usurpers“….The Duchy of Lancaster came to the Crown in controversy and it’s still making headlines today….” If you want to read about the duchy, its history and what’s happening now, see here https://www.duchyoflancaster.co.uk/. But my purpose here is to unpick certain untruths about the duchy that are constantly and unfairly stitched upon the memory of…
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Richard, 3rd Duke of York’s, just claim to the throne….
Act of Accord 1460, Battle of Bosworth, battle of tewkesbury, Battle of Wakefield, Dr Euan Roger, Edmund Beaufort 2nd Duke of Beaufort, Edmund of Langley, Edward IV, Edward of Westminster, Henry IV, Henry of Bolingbroke, Henry VI, James Burler 5th Earl of Ormond, John of Gaunt, Lionel of Clarence, Margaret of Anjou, Matt Lewis, National Archives, Richard 3rd Duke of York, Richard II, Richard III, Richard III Society, The House of Beaufort, The House of Lancaster, The House of York“….Richard Duke of York shall be entitled, called, and taken from now on as true and rightful heir to the Crown’s royal estate, dignity and lordship. After the death of the said King Henry….” So states the Act of Accord of 1460 (https://www.tutorchase.com/answers/a-level/history/discuss-the-significance-of-the-act-of-accord-in-1460), which confirmed the Yorkist claim to the throne and was enrolled in…
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