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Old 02-04-2010, 08:38 PM
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But there were people plotting to restore the boys just weeks after Richard was crowned--several people were executed for doing just that. The 1483 rebellion started out as an attempt to restore the boys--only after rumors circulated that they were dead did Henry Tudor become a viable threat. Buckingham himself was appointed to investigate treasonous activity against Richard before he himself joined the rebellion that bears his name.
True; I just feel that Richard had a fairly firm grip on the crown. Even Bosworth was only tilted in Henry's favor thanks to the Stanleys & others swayed by Margaret Beaufort. Hmm, in some ways, maybe Richard should have locked her up instead, and thrown away the key?
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