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Cecily Neville. George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence (21 October 1449 – 18 February 1478), was the sixth child and third surviving son of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, and Cecily Neville, and the brother of English kings Edward IV and Richard III. He played an important role in the dynastic struggle between rival factions of the ...
- 25 February 1478, Tewkesbury Abbey
- York
George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence. Born: October 29, 1449. Dublin, Ireland. Died: February 18, 1478. Tower Hamlets, London, England (Age 28) George in History. George Plantagenet was born the third surviving son of Richard, Duke of York, in Dublin, while his father was stationed there as lieutenant of Ireland.
Shakespeare writes about Malmsey in Love's Labour's Lost (5.2.240) and 2 Henry IV (2.1.36), but the most famous reference to Malmsey in all of literature can be found in Richard III, when Richard orders the execution of his brother, the Duke of Clarence. Richard's hired assassins decide to drown Clarence in a large cask (butt) of the brew.
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Shakespeare masterfully portrays George's demise as a consequence of his own ambition and betrayal. George Plantagenet, the Duke of Clarence, is a complex and flawed character in Henry VI, Part 3. His storyline adds depth and intrigue to the play, highlighting the themes of ambition and betrayal that permeate throughout Shakespeare's historical ...
George Plantagenet, Shakespeare's, 'false, fleeting, perjured Clarence', was the third surviving son of Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York (1411-60), and Cecily Neville (1415-95) and was born on on 21 October 1449 at Dublin Castle, at a time when his father was serving as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. His father the Duke of York, a leading figure ...
Duke of Clarence was a substantive title created three times in the Peerage of England. The title Duke of Clarence and St Andrews has also been created in the Peerage of Great Britain, and Duke of Clarence and Avondale and Earl of Clarence in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The titles have traditionally been awarded to junior members of the ...
Character Analysis George, Duke of Clarence. The third son of the Duke of York is Richard's first victim. He is the unhappy, "false, fleeting, perjured Clarence," who learns only just before his violent death that it is his own brother Richard who has plotted against him. His account of his terrifying dream (I. iv) is one of the most memorable ...
