In OTL, Edmund of Rutland was with his father at the Battle of Wakefield, and like Richard of York, was slain in - or shortly after - said battle.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund,_Earl_of_Rutland
What if Edmund had been with his brother Edward, Earl of March (later Edward IV), and so avoided his fate? This might be employing too big a butterfly net, but if Edward later takes the throne as in OTL, how would a surviving Edmund affect things?
Is much known about his personality? I know he was only seventeen at the time he died, but is he likely to act like Clarence, or Gloucester*? If butterflies don't affect the lifestyle of Edward too much, and he dies on schedule, what then? TTL, you have Edmund, Richard and the Woodevilles as three potential focal points in the kingdom. Is is useful to speculate on what might happen, or is Edmund too much of a blank page to come to any real answers?
Any and all answers would be appreciated.
*By this, I mean loyal to his brother the king, as opposed to what happened after.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund,_Earl_of_Rutland
What if Edmund had been with his brother Edward, Earl of March (later Edward IV), and so avoided his fate? This might be employing too big a butterfly net, but if Edward later takes the throne as in OTL, how would a surviving Edmund affect things?
Is much known about his personality? I know he was only seventeen at the time he died, but is he likely to act like Clarence, or Gloucester*? If butterflies don't affect the lifestyle of Edward too much, and he dies on schedule, what then? TTL, you have Edmund, Richard and the Woodevilles as three potential focal points in the kingdom. Is is useful to speculate on what might happen, or is Edmund too much of a blank page to come to any real answers?
Any and all answers would be appreciated.
*By this, I mean loyal to his brother the king, as opposed to what happened after.