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
Duke of Clarence (1800 ship) 1803. She had embarked 212 slaves and she landed 191, for a loss rate of 9.9%. She left Trinidad on 30 June, and arrived back at Liverpool on 11 August. She had departed Liverpool with 22 crew members and shesuffered three crew deaths on the voyage. Captain Henry Killiner acquired a letter of marque on 11 January 1805. "Lloyd's List" reported on 25 January that the privateer "Duke of Clarence" had gone ashore at Secombe, and was much damaged. However, in February Killiner sailed "Duke of Clarence" to engage in whaling on the Brazil Banks. "Duke of Clarence" foundered on