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George VI was the second son of George V and so Duke of York, until his brother's abdication made him king

Richard of Shrewsbury was the youngest son of Edward IV. His brother, before becoming Edward V, was the Prince of Wales

Richard's eldest son became Edward IV and his youngest son was Richard III. Of his two middle sons George was executed by his brother Edward IV for treason and Edmund died alongside his father in the Battle of Wakefield

The Lordship of Ireland was created in 1171 by the invasion of English King Henry II. It lasted until 1542 when English monarchs became the Kings or Queens of Ireland. The British monarchs relinquished their claim to southern Ireland in 1949 when it was proclaimed a republic

Edward had no children and so his title passed to his nephew, Richard. Richard, through his mother, was the grandson of the chosen heir of Richard II, Roger Mortimer

Henry was the son of John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster. He took the throne by force and the period of Lancastrian rule began

Edmund was Edward III's 5th eldest son. Later members of the House of York were also descended from Edward's 2nd eldest son, Lionel of Antwerp. The House of Lancaster was descended from Edward's fourth eldest son, John of Gaunt

Sadly, in bringing Richard into the world, Anne was taken from it. She died from complications arising from his birth one day later. She was 20 years old

The descendants of Richard III's brother George are the Earls of Loudoun. The current Earl of Loudoun is Simon Abney-Hastings who lives in Australia

De la Pole was the son of Richard's sister, Elizabeth. He rebelled against Henry VII and was killed at the Battle of Stoke Field in 1487