A fascinating look at Richard, the third Duke of York, father to King Edward IV and Richard III. Richard had a better claim to the throne than King Henry VI, and furthermore Henry's mysterious illnesses really made him unfit to rule. Henry didn't even want to be king, he was by all accounts a gentle, pious man who preferred studying to ruling. Richard was a fighter as well a fair and just ruler when he was Lieutenant of Ireland. He pledged his fealty to King Henry VI repeatedly, but Henry had advisors who didn't like Richard and poisoned the king against him, including his wife, Queen Margaret. Richard made the unfortunate decision to take the throne from the king, and ended up dying in battle. His eldest son, Edward, was able to succeed where his father had failed and took the throne, becoming King Edward IV.
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