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So Edward IV is ITTL weak person, easy to manipulate, and a man who dominates him is obviously Richard Neville, earl of Warwick. Edward IV, who follows Warwick advises, would not marry Elizabeth Woodville (thus Woodville family is not rising to OTL position) and follows also his advises in foreign policy (so is more pro-French, less pro-Burgundian). Warwick has absolutely no reason to switch to Lancastrian side. So restoration of Henry VI is not very likely. How would situation develop? Strong resentment against Neville family is obvious thing. Relations with France would spoil anyway, that is unavoidable. What would happen with Margaret d'Anjou and Edward of Westminster? Perhaps line of Lancastrian pretenders is estabilished in France and haunts future Yorkist monarchs of England?
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