Clarence disputes over land

Question 1

What was George, Duke of Clarence granted?

Answer 1

• Warwick’s estates in the midlands - middleham castle

+ some of Warwick’s offices

Question 2

How did the beauchamp inheritance become a problem?

Answer 2

• Clarence had a claim due to his marriage with Isabel 1469 (daughter of Richard Neville, Warwick)
• Anne Neville younger daughter of Warwick.
  Previously, Married to Lancastrian Prince Edward of Wales.
  -wanted the inheritance.
  Warwick’s widow Anne de beauchamp was losing out.

Question 3

How did Clarence try to secure the inheritance? And why?

Answer 3

He captured the 16year old Anne and took her to London, disguising her as a maid.

• in order to stop the Duke of Gloucester marrying her
• Clarence didn’t want to share the lands with his brother.

Question 4

How did Richard Duke of Gloucester respond to the capturing of Anne Neville?

Answer 4

• He located her and seized her.
• took her to a sanctuary at St Martins and married her. To gain a share in the beauchamp inheritance.
• Married between 12 February and 12 July 1472.

Question 5

What did Edward IV do to settle the dispute between his younger brothers?

Answer 5

• he summoned a Rotyal council to settle the inheritance. February 1472
• Clarence wouldn’t share the lands if Gloucester has Anne.
• Clarence was framed full security of the last of Warwick’s estates on 18 March 1472
• claimed titles of Earl of Warwick and Salisbury and the Earldom of Devon on 25 March 1472

Question 6

What did Warwick’s widow do to try and get her inheritance back from Clarence? And how did Gloucester help?

Answer 6

Legal challenge put in place to protect her rights.

• continued through to 1473.
• Gloucester men took her to a sanctuary in the North in June 1473 to give her lands back so she would give them to Gloucester.

Question 7

What was the end result of I beauchamp inheritance?

Answer 7

• Clarence wasn’t happy with Gloucester Getting the inheritance from the Countess.
• finally settled in May 1474.
• Gloucester, Clarence, Isabel and Anne all given equal shares of Warwick’s lands.
• Countess Anne Stripped of her titles and pronounced legally dead. -lost everything.

Question 8

Could Edward trust Clarence after his dispute of the beauchamp inheritance?

Answer 8

No

• Clarence had not regard for inheritance rules.
• Edward could not fully trust him again.