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Why was there a Civil War? Why could that one not have been worked out?

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According to lineage-tracing done through Richard III's DNA, "from Duke Henry Somerset to Edward III and down to Richard III, a queen or heiress became pregnant through adultery and then lied about it without anybody ever knowing." Who would you suspect is the adulterer and why? (article in text)

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According to lineage-tracing done through Richard III's DNA, "from Duke Henry Somerset to Edward III and down to Richard III, a queen or heiress became pregnant through adultery and then lied about it without anybody ever knowing." Who would you suspect is the adulterer and why? (article in text)	1