What if Edward IV and Edmund, Earl of Rutland switched fates? Here Edmund manages to reach Sanctuary before Lord Clifford can kill him, and later manages to regroup with main Yorkist force. Meanwhile Edward IV dies during the Battle of St Mortimer’s Cross, which ends in a Lancastrian victory.
What would the effects of this be? Who would Edmund marry, and what happens to the Yorkist cause with two major defeats in quick succession? Could Warwick and Edmund stage a comeback?
What would the effects of this be? Who would Edmund marry, and what happens to the Yorkist cause with two major defeats in quick succession? Could Warwick and Edmund stage a comeback?