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sandmountainsli
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Alot of people believe Richard was guilty of the murder (he was NOT), I have never heard anyone accuse Tudor Sr. of the supposed crime. Yes Edward V died a natural death and Richard III was his legitimate successor. The supporters of Michael Hastings claim that Edward IV was illegitimate and therefore the Duke of Clarence was the legitimate king and his line is now Hastings. I don’t have alot of interest in English matters but Tudor Jr. is a particular point of contention with me.No, I’m not mixed up. There is a popular conspiracy theory to the effect that the princes were still alive when Henry VII took over and that he murdered them.
If Henry didn’t murder Edward V, then presumably Richard did. Which would mean, logically, that if Henry’s reign was illegitimate (because he killed Richard in battle) then Richard’s was illegitimate because he killed Edward V (treacherously, being sworn to protect him). Or are you claiming that Edward V died a natural death?
It seems to me that this kind of extreme legitimism would, in the end, undermine any monarchy whatsoever. Of course if there are two rivals, one supports the more legitimate one. But are you seriously maintaining that for a monarch’s reign to be legitimate all his predecessors must have come to power in a legitimate way? Or is there a statute of limitations?
I suppose you would say that Henry IV wasn’t the legitimate monarch either (I forget the exact chain of descent from Richard II to Richard of York [Sr.], but I know there was a connection). But what about William I? Do you buy that whole “Edward promised me the throne” business as a foundation for legitimacy?
And you still haven’t told me who the legitimate heir was after the death of Richard III.
Edwin
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