Edward IV faced rumours in his own time that he was not a legitimate Plantagenet.  More recently, historians have raised questions around the circumstances of his conception and birth.

In this video, I outline why I do not believe claims of Edward’s illegitimacy bear scrutiny.

I am indebted to a blog post by Trish Williams on the History Files.  This post did not fundamentally change my view and I was already aware of the most of the information in contains.  However, I had not previously appreciated that the Earls of Oxford and Ormonde/Wiltshire had been in France with the Yorks in 1441.  This information is significant and a game changer in discrediting the rumours that surfaced in 1469.