![]() One thing which might possibly have been considered an element of weakness in his claim was that it was derived (see the Table) through females - an objection actually brought against it by Chief Justice Fortescue. ![]() For the duke was descended from Lionel, Duke of Clarence, the third son of Edward III, while the house of Lancaster came of John of Gaunt, a younger brother of Lionel. Yet it was founded upon strict principles of lineal descent. It may be said that his claim, at the time it was advanced, was rightly barred by prescription, the house of Lancaster having then occupied the throne for three generations, and that it was really owing to the misgovernment of Margaret of Anjou, and her favourites that it was advanced at all. HOUSE OF YORK, a royal line in England, founded by Richard, Duke of York, who claimed the crown in opposition to Henry VI. For the full chart, see Chart of English Succession. This chart is greatly simplified for clarity. Genealogical chart of the royal House of York and its descent from King Edward III.
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