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hey, all. i was looking into Edward, son of Edward III of England, better known as the Black Prince, as research for my ASB ATL. for those unfamiliar with the man, he was a major English commander during the Hundred Years' War and won the Battle of Poitiers in 1356. just twenty years afterwards, he returned to England and then died, coincidentally one year before his father, King Edward III, which meant that the crown was passed from Edward III to his grandson, the Prince's boy Richard II. the Black Prince died of an illness, and its suggested that this may have been either cancer or multiple sclerosis. he was 48 years old at the time.

anyway, for this discussion, let's just butterfly away the illness, be it cancer or what have you, and the Black Prince lives on to become King Edward IV in 1377 when Edward III passes away. what does everyone think would be the effect of his rule in England, and how long do you all suppose he would live afterwards?
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