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The Execution of George Plantagenet: Drowned in a Barrel of Malmsey Wine?
Legend has it that George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence, traitorous brother of Edward IV (and Richard III) was executed by immersion in a barrel of wine per his request! What a way to go!
On February 18, 1478, George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence, was executed. According to some legends he was drowned in a barrel of malmsey wine. However, some historians believe he made never have actually been officially executed since it was done in private. Could Edward IV have decided not to end his brother’s life and chose to let him rot in jail and then bury him? When the body of the son of York was found, his head was definitely connected to his body, making it clear that he never suffered a traitor’s death.
Why George, Duke of Clarence was Executed
George had been pushing his luck for some time. In 1469 he switched sides and joined Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, in the attempt to put Henry VI back on the throne. The arrange was that he would become the next heir after Henry’s son, Edward of Westminster. After a while, George realized that he would never become King of England that way and managed to patch things up with his brother. He returned to England with his wife, Isabel Neville after Edward IV reclaimed the throne in 1471.
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The Execution of George Plantagenet: Drowned in a Barrel of Malmsey Wine?
ALEXANDRIA INGHAMFEB 18, 2014
George Plantagenet was Edward IV's and Richard III's brother.
George Plantagenet was Edward IV's and Richard III's brother.
On February 18, 1478, George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence, was executed. According to some legends he was drowned in a barrel of malmsey wine. However, some historians believe he made never have actually been officially executed since it was done in private. Could Edward IV have decided not to end his brother’s life and chose to let him rot in jail and then bury him? When the body of the son of York was found, his head was definitely connected to his body, making it clear that he never suffered a traitor’s death.
So, how was the Duke of Clarence executed?
Watch the adaption of The White Queen, including George's Death
Why George, Duke of Clarence was Executed
George had been pushing his luck for some time. In 1469 he switched sides and joined Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, in the attempt to put Henry VI back on the throne. The arrange was that he would become the next heir after Henry’s son, Edward of Westminster. After a while, George realized that he would never become King of England that way and managed to patch things up with his brother. He returned to England with his wife, Isabel Neville after Edward IV reclaimed the throne in 1471.
However, George’s mental state was never quite perfect. Isabel has helped to keep her husband somewhat calm and collected, but then she died presumably of consumption or childbed fever on December 22, 1476. George believed that it was because of witchcraft and blamed one of Isabel’s ladies for this. The lady was executed without a proper trial, angering Edward IV.
The Duke of Clarence didn’t stop there! He then went on another attempt to take the throne away from his brother. He tried in vain to get people to believe that Edward IV was the illegitimate son of Cecily Neville and a soldier, not the son of the Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York. However, Edward had more people on his side and George was arrested.
There were so many opportunities for Edward to arrest his brother in the past, but it’s clear he really wanted to try to save him. George gave the king no choice but to try him as a traitor, and the court found in Edward’s favor. George was convicted and sentenced to death.
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The Execution of George Plantagenet: Drowned in a Barrel of Malmsey Wine?
ALEXANDRIA INGHAMFEB 18, 2014
George Plantagenet was Edward IV's and Richard III's brother.
George Plantagenet was Edward IV's and Richard III's brother.
On February 18, 1478, George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence, was executed. According to some legends he was drowned in a barrel of malmsey wine. However, some historians believe he made never have actually been officially executed since it was done in private. Could Edward IV have decided not to end his brother’s life and chose to let him rot in jail and then bury him? When the body of the son of York was found, his head was definitely connected to his body, making it clear that he never suffered a traitor’s death.
So, how was the Duke of Clarence executed?
Watch the adaption of The White Queen, including George's Death
Why George, Duke of Clarence was Executed
George had been pushing his luck for some time. In 1469 he switched sides and joined Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, in the attempt to put Henry VI back on the throne. The arrange was that he would become the next heir after Henry’s son, Edward of Westminster. After a while, George realized that he would never become King of England that way and managed to patch things up with his brother. He returned to England with his wife, Isabel Neville after Edward IV reclaimed the throne in 1471.
However, George’s mental state was never quite perfect. Isabel has helped to keep her husband somewhat calm and collected, but then she died presumably of consumption or childbed fever on December 22, 1476. George believed that it was because of witchcraft and blamed one of Isabel’s ladies for this. The lady was executed without a proper trial, angering Edward IV.
The Duke of Clarence didn’t stop there! He then went on another attempt to take the throne away from his brother. He tried in vain to get people to believe that Edward IV was the illegitimate son of Cecily Neville and a soldier, not the son of the Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York. However, Edward had more people on his side and George was arrested.
There were so many opportunities for Edward to arrest his brother in the past, but it’s clear he really wanted to try to save him. George gave the king no choice but to try him as a traitor, and the court found in Edward’s favor. George was convicted and sentenced to death.
George Plantagenet married Isabel Neville and worked with the Earl of Warwick to remove his brother from power.
George Plantagenet married Isabel Neville and worked with the Earl of Warwick to remove his brother from power.
The Truth Behind Drowning in Malmsey Wine
Instead of a straight execution, George was apparently given the choice of his execution. He chose to be executed in a barrel of malmsey wine. At least, that’s what the legend states. There are some historians who believe this could be accurate due to a portrait of his eldest child, Margaret Pole. She is seen with a barrel charm, indicating the way her father died.
A barrel would have been big enough to drown a man. However, the fumes that would come off it would also have been enough to knock a grown man out before even getting there to drown him!
However, there are speculations about how this rumor started. The first is that it was a private execution. Most traitors would be executed in public, but Edward chose a private setting for his brother. Was this out of respect for the brother George once was or more out of respect for his mother, who would not want to see this? We will never know.
The Truth Behind Drowning in Malmsey Wine
Instead of a straight execution, George was apparently given the choice of his execution. He chose to be executed in a barrel of malmsey wine. At least, that’s what the legend states. There are some historians who believe this could be accurate due to a portrait of his eldest child, Margaret Pole. She is seen with a barrel charm, indicating the way her father died.
A barrel would have been big enough to drown a man. However, the fumes that would come off it would also have been enough to knock a grown man out before even getting there to drown him!
However, there are speculations about how this rumor started. The first is that it was a private execution. Most traitors would be executed in public, but Edward chose a private setting for his brother. Was this out of respect for the brother George once was or more out of respect for his mother, who would not want to see this? We will never know.
The Execution of George Plantagenet: Drowned in a Barrel of Malmsey Wine?
ALEXANDRIA INGHAMFEB 18, 2014
George Plantagenet was Edward IV's and Richard III's brother.
George Plantagenet was Edward IV's and Richard III's brother.
On February 18, 1478, George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence, was executed. According to some legends he was drowned in a barrel of malmsey wine. However, some historians believe he made never have actually been officially executed since it was done in private. Could Edward IV have decided not to end his brother’s life and chose to let him rot in jail and then bury him? When the body of the son of York was found, his head was definitely connected to his body, making it clear that he never suffered a traitor’s death.
So, how was the Duke of Clarence executed?
Watch the adaption of The White Queen, including George's Death
Why George, Duke of Clarence was Executed
George had been pushing his luck for some time. In 1469 he switched sides and joined Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, in the attempt to put Henry VI back on the throne. The arrange was that he would become the next heir after Henry’s son, Edward of Westminster. After a while, George realized that he would never become King of England that way and managed to patch things up with his brother. He returned to England with his wife, Isabel Neville after Edward IV reclaimed the throne in 1471.
However, George’s mental state was never quite perfect. Isabel has helped to keep her husband somewhat calm and collected, but then she died presumably of consumption or childbed fever on December 22, 1476. George believed that it was because of witchcraft and blamed one of Isabel’s ladies for this. The lady was executed without a proper trial, angering Edward IV.
The Duke of Clarence didn’t stop there! He then went on another attempt to take the throne away from his brother. He tried in vain to get people to believe that Edward IV was the illegitimate son of Cecily Neville and a soldier, not the son of the Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York. However, Edward had more people on his side and George was arrested.
There were so many opportunities for Edward to arrest his brother in the past, but it’s clear he really wanted to try to save him. George gave the king no choice but to try him as a traitor, and the court found in Edward’s favor. George was convicted and sentenced to death.
George Plantagenet married Isabel Neville and worked with the Earl of Warwick to remove his brother from power.
George Plantagenet married Isabel Neville and worked with the Earl of Warwick to remove his brother from power.
The Truth Behind Drowning in Malmsey Wine
Instead of a straight execution, George was apparently given the choice of his execution. He chose to be executed in a barrel of malmsey wine. At least, that’s what the legend states. There are some historians who believe this could be accurate due to a portrait of his eldest child, Margaret Pole. She is seen with a barrel charm, indicating the way her father died.
A barrel would have been big enough to drown a man. However, the fumes that would come off it would also have been enough to knock a grown man out before even getting there to drown him!
However, there are speculations about how this rumor started. The first is that it was a private execution. Most traitors would be executed in public, but Edward chose a private setting for his brother. Was this out of respect for the brother George once was or more out of respect for his mother, who would not want to see this? We will never know.
We do know that George was a liking for malmsey wine and was often considered a drunk. It is possible that the execution method was fabricated based on this. There is also a legend of his body being placed in a barrel of the wine to be sent to Tewksbury Abbey for burial. This does not seem as strange when you consider that Horatio Nelson was sent home in a barrel of brandy!
The rumor gained ground after William Shakespeare used it in his play Richard III. At the start, George is drowned in the wine and that causes Edward IV to suffer guilt for the rest of his years. The ghost of the Duke of Clarence then appears to Richard III and then Henry VII just before the Battle of Bosworth. George wants Henry to win and ascend to the throne.
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