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Found among my list of google searches:
“What does the battle cry ‘���� Warwick!’ mean?
It’s from French –���� is ‘to’. So this is a cry rallying men around their leader.
It’s a good thing, really, they weren’t much into the double barrelled surname in mediaeval times. ‘�� Fortescue-Patterson!’ might have lost them the battle before it began.
Another google search that came up: ‘Was Edward IV murdered?’
It’s highly unlikely, given the universal question ‘who benefits?’. Certainly no-one close enough to him to slip some arsenic into his food.
And, lastly: “Did George of Clarence murder his wife?”
There’s nothing to indicate Clarence murdered his wife. She died shortly after the birth of her last child (who didn’t long outlive her) and this would seem to be an odd time to poison someone. Quite apart from that, there’s every indication the Clarences’ marriage was a success. George accused one of Isobel’s women of poisoning her, dragged her to Warwick to be tried and had her hanged when she was found guilty. There’s no evidence Isobel was poisoned by anyone and the death of Ankarette Twynho was an appalling misuse of the law. That was the charge Clarence was originally arrested on. It soon changed to a charge of treason. Isobel’s death set in motion a set of events that led to her husband’s execution. Clarence wasn’t the most loyal brother in the universe, but I do rather feel for him, and for Isobel.


