George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence not present – Edward himself prosecuted his brother, and demanded that Parliament pass a Bill of Attainder against his brother, declaring that he was guilty of "unnatural, loathly treasons" which were aggravated by the fact that Clarence was his brother, who, if anyone did, owed him loyalty and love. Following his conviction, he was "privately executed" at the Tower on 18 February 1478, by tradition in the Bowyer Tower, and soon after the event, the rumour gained ground that he had been drowned in a butt of Malmsey wine. Richard III biographer Paul Murray Kendall believes that the reason that
TSS Duke of Clarence Thos W Ward and broken up at Barrow in Furness. then replaced "Duke of Clarence". In the early hours of Tuesday 6 November 1894, whilst making passage from Belfast to Fleetwood, "Duke of Clarence" ran down and sank the steam trawler "Albatross," whilst "Albatross" was engaged trawling on the Bahama Bank to the northeast of Ramsey, Isle of Man. The accident resulted in the loss of the lives of five members of the crew of "Albatross". "Albatross" was reported to have been lit as per the regulations with two lights on her masthead indicating a steam trawler with her nets