The only legitimate heir is the one with the most violent men behind them.
Angry_Anthropologist on
Edward IV’s male line ended with the deaths of his sons a few months after his own. The modern Royals are descended from him via his daughter, but do not derive their descent from William I from him alone.
The only thing that Edward IV being illegitimate would change is making Richard III’s usurpation and kinslaying less fucked up by the moral standards of that time period.
In my opinion, heritable monarchy is inherently illegitimate regardless, so it’s a moot point.
toothbrush81 on
Aussies – always trying to stay relevant.
buffalo_mojo_yo on
Isn’t there a secret letter that QE2 wrote to Australia that is not to be read until a certain year? Maybe that’s laying the whole thing out.
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The only legitimate heir is the one with the most violent men behind them.
Edward IV’s male line ended with the deaths of his sons a few months after his own. The modern Royals are descended from him via his daughter, but do not derive their descent from William I from him alone.
The only thing that Edward IV being illegitimate would change is making Richard III’s usurpation and kinslaying less fucked up by the moral standards of that time period.
In my opinion, heritable monarchy is inherently illegitimate regardless, so it’s a moot point.
Aussies – always trying to stay relevant.
Isn’t there a secret letter that QE2 wrote to Australia that is not to be read until a certain year? Maybe that’s laying the whole thing out.