The oldest boy would naturally receive the throne, unless it was found out that he had no actual right to the throne, which is what Richard wants Buckingham to suggest to the Lord Mayor. If the it was found out, or rather, even alleged, that the boy had no loyal blood running throw his veins, he would have no right to the throne, moving Richard closer to the crown. Holli Henderson first and second response The reason for Richard ordering Buckingham to attack the reputation of Edward and his family was solely to invalidate them from being the successors of the throne.
With this, Richard is also trying to infer the genealogy of Edwards family. He also articulates that Edward was driven by a constant desire for new mistresses. You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Google account. You are commenting using your Twitter account. You are commenting using your Facebook account. Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. But nobody addresses the reasons for this in great depth.
He discovered that Richard had ordered the princes in the tower killed and this was a step too far for Buckingham. Supporting Richard III now meant being morally complicit in this horrible crime. To me this is one of the bigger sub-mysteries of the whole Princes in the Tower saga and I am always surprised as to why the reasons for this rebellion are not more talked about.
On the face of it,Buckingham seems to have been number 2 in the kingdom after the king and would not have been able to do better under Tudor. Jul 8, If the rebellion had been successful, is it clear that Henry Tudor would have been king rather than Buckingham? Did Henry have a better claim? Lord Fairfax Forum Staff. Jan 4, Trouncing Caviliers. Buckingham is essentially dedicated to Richard. He proves loyal by manipulating others in order to help Richard come into power.
Buckingham agrees to help rid of the young prince and the young duke without any second thoughts. The relationship between Buckingham and Richard initially seems to be almost that of a relationship between two brothers. However, as we read further into the book, it appears that this relationship is false and Richard will eventually betray Buckingham.
As Manoj said, Buckingham was the one who told Catesby about the plan. Because he did so, Richard has another man that is willing to do anything to help Richard get the throne, including speaking to Hastings about joining them even though he fails to convince him to do so. You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Google account. You are commenting using your Twitter account. You are commenting using your Facebook account. Notify me of new comments via email.
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