House of York Warwick himself changed sides, and supported Margaret of Anjou and the king's jealous brother George, Duke of Clarence, in briefly restoring Henry in 1470-71. However, Edward regained his throne, and the House of Lancaster was wiped out with the death of Henry VI himself, in the Tower of London in 1471. In 1478, the continued trouble caused by Clarence led to his execution in the Tower of London; popularly he is thought to have been drowned in a butt of malmsey wine. On Edward's death in 1483, the crown passed to his twelve-year-old son Edward. Edward IV's younger brother Richard,
Duke of Clarence (1800 ship) 5 June 1805 in the River Plate. One of the crew drowned. Notes Citations Duke of Clarence (1800 ship) Duke of Clarence was launched at Plymouth in 1800. She made one voyage as a slave ship. She foundered in 1805 on her first voyage as a whaler. Although "Duke of Clarence" was launched at Plymouth in 1800, she first appears in the "Register of Shipping" in 1802. At that time, she appears to be based in Liverpool, and to be embarking on a slave trading voyage. In 1803 Captain John M'Clune sailed on a slave-trading voyage. "Duke of Clarence" left