Marcus Nevitt

The real villain of the House of York was Richard III’s elder brother

It was Edward IV who probably had his sibling Clarence drowned in Malmsey, and whose brutality drove the destruction of his dynasty

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  • The Brothers York: An English Tragedy

    Thomas Penn

    Allen Lane, pp. 655, £30

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