An early marriage for Richard of Gloucester

A question.

Now, it is well known that Edward IV was unwilling to allow George Duke of Clarence to wed Isabel Neville, but that his brother did so anyway. What if, after hearing about that, Edward IV decides to give Richard, Duke of Gloucester the chance to wed Anne Neville-perhaps to counter act George- and the marriage occurs in say 1468/69.

What might the consequences of this be?
 
When?

The marriage between George and Isabel took place in Calais (would Anne have been with them?) and immediately afterward George and Warwick returned to England and seized power, so Edward is in no position to be setting up marriages for a while.

As such, any marriage would have to take place either between when Edward was released and resumed control of the country and when Warwick fled (September 1469-May 1470) or in an alt-scenario where Anne is left behind when her father flees.

Either way, Warwick now can't organise a marriage (and even if Richard had been married to Anne in a conciliatory gesture Warwick will still likely flee the country- his relationship with Edward was nigh-untenable) with Edward of Westminster. So, without getting something concrete out of the deal (a royal marriage), would Warwick still be willing to ally with the Lancastrians? He might persevere with George and try to promote him to the throne, with the result that Clarence doesn't defect back to his brother- but any attempt to place Clarence on the throne will likely be less successful than the Lancastrian readeption (the Lancastrians had obvious, widespread and loyal supporters, Clarence really doesn't).
 
When?

The marriage between George and Isabel took place in Calais (would Anne have been with them?) and immediately afterward George and Warwick returned to England and seized power, so Edward is in no position to be setting up marriages for a while.

As such, any marriage would have to take place either between when Edward was released and resumed control of the country and when Warwick fled (September 1469-May 1470) or in an alt-scenario where Anne is left behind when her father flees.

Either way, Warwick now can't organise a marriage (and even if Richard had been married to Anne in a conciliatory gesture Warwick will still likely flee the country- his relationship with Edward was nigh-untenable) with Edward of Westminster. So, without getting something concrete out of the deal (a royal marriage), would Warwick still be willing to ally with the Lancastrians? He might persevere with George and try to promote him to the throne, with the result that Clarence doesn't defect back to his brother- but any attempt to place Clarence on the throne will likely be less successful than the Lancastrian readeption (the Lancastrians had obvious, widespread and loyal supporters, Clarence really doesn't).

Hmm interesting, so if one were to say the marriage takes place in around November, 1469, in an attempt by Edward IV to hamstring Warwick, with Warwick and Clarence still fleeing later on, might we see a potential three way war?
 
Hmm interesting, so if one were to say the marriage takes place in around November, 1469, in an attempt by Edward IV to hamstring Warwick, with Warwick and Clarence still fleeing later on, might we see a potential three way war?

I suppose if you have George/fighting Edward IV the Lancastrians might try and take advantage of it. But IOTL they didn't try anything during Warwick/Clarence's rebellions- it took Warwick fleeing to France and drumming up an alliance with Margaret of Anjou.

Also, would the French tolerate Warwick and Clarence hiding out in France plotting if they're not allied with the Lancastrians (Margaret of Anjou was obviously Louis Xi's niece). They probably feel any destabilisation of England is a good thing.

I'm also not sure how successful Warwick would be pushing George's claim outright- there were obviously rumours of Edward's bastardy, but those weren't all that widely held (and Cecily will have a say in the matter).
 
I suppose if you have George/fighting Edward IV the Lancastrians might try and take advantage of it. But IOTL they didn't try anything during Warwick/Clarence's rebellions- it took Warwick fleeing to France and drumming up an alliance with Margaret of Anjou.

Also, would the French tolerate Warwick and Clarence hiding out in France plotting if they're not allied with the Lancastrians (Margaret of Anjou was obviously Louis Xi's niece). They probably feel any destabilisation of England is a good thing.

I'm also not sure how successful Warwick would be pushing George's claim outright- there were obviously rumours of Edward's bastardy, but those weren't all that widely held (and Cecily will have a say in the matter).

All true, I suppose the French might offer token support for Warwick and Clarence for a time, before giving them a choice.

Would Edward still make the claims of treason against George and Warwick then after he is returned to govern, do you think?
 
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