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Not for the first time, Edward’s view of his own irresistible appeal was dented by contact with reality.

— Thomas Penn The Brothers York: A Royal Tragedy (2019)

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Rather than clarifying the diplomatic situation, the new treaties simply added to the haze of mutual suspicion between the three rulers.

The Brothers York: A Royal Tragedy (2019)

In the absence of concrete information, stories proliferated.

The Brothers York: A Royal Tragedy (2019)

Spread by people who knew perfectly well that, once in circulation, such false news was almost impossible to counter, it was immediately effective.

The Brothers York: A Royal Tragedy (2019)

When it came to ridding himself of knotty problems, Richard was making a habit of putting necessity first and law a distant second.

The Brothers York: A Royal Tragedy (2019)

It hardly mattered if the allegations themselves didn’t stand up. As Warwick knew perfectly well, the truth of the matter was irrelevant: it was the story that counted.

The Brothers York: A Royal Tragedy (2019)

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