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Feb
18 February 1478
Execution of George, Duke of Clarence, brother of Edward IV and Richard III. He had been condemned of treason. There is a rumour that he was drowned in a butt of Malmsey wine, this might refer to him being a heavy drinker. Though wine butts were also large enough for a person to be drowned in.
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