In 1376, Edward III introduced some complexity in terms of who would take the throne as succession was limited to male heirs through the letters patent he had issued. He was 10 years old and took precedence over his uncles. Edward III was succeeded by Richard II as the only surviving son of Edward.Near the end of Edward III’s reign, there was an unexpected narrowing in the direct ascension direct line as the eldest son, Edward, had passed away.John, Duke of Lancaster, Edmund, Duke of York, and Thomas, Duke of Gloucester. He had five legitimate sons: Edward, the Black Prince, Lionel, Duke of Clarence.A strategy of murdering kings and their heirs, which began in 1399 CE, by Henry Bolingbroke.After the death of Edward III in 1377, the question of succession arose, and this was the primary cause of the Wars of the Roses. ![]()
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