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,
Hired armed cutter Duke of Clarence Hired armed cutter Duke of Clarence His Majesty's hired armed cutter "Duke of Clarence", named for William Henry, Duke of Clarence, served the British Royal Navy under two contracts, one during the French Revolutionary Wars, and one at the beginning of the Napoleonic Wars. She was lost on 25 November 1804, but without loss of life. "Duke of Clarence" served the Royal Navy under contract from 12 June 1794 until 11 November 1801. She was of 65 tons (bm), and carried eight 3-pounder guns. "Duke of Clarence" served from 14 June 1803 until her loss on 25 November 1804. From