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Remarkable-Youth-504 t1_jdaa88y wrote

Pretty sure he and his brother are illegitimate, and have no claims to the throne.

Even if I were to give him the throne, he would probably need a regent, and given how addled the boy is, I do not see anyone competent getting that role. Chances are the boy and his brother lose their heads (literally!) before the week ends, and I lose mine simply for being in line.

Instead, I have taken the throne for now. Once the boy and his brother come of age, I’ll consider handing the crown back to them- provided they prove themselves competent, of course.

Till then, they will be safe under my supervision in the Tower of London.

Henry Tudor says I am an a-hole for not giving the throne rightaway to my nephew. I think Henry is a traitorous leech who wants the throne for himself and getting rid of my nephew is easier than getting rid of me.

So redditors, AITA?

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Al_Fa_Aurel t1_jdc34de wrote

YTA.

Now hear me out. You being TA here is the absolutely right thing to do.

Reasons of state dictate that it is more useful for the state to have a reasonable prince in charge than have it subject to the unpredictable whims of a child. Also, as I once said, if a prince can not achieve the reputation of being NTA and TA at the same time, it is more useful having a reputation of being TA. But beware: with an already unstable country, some faction may gather behind a claimant. It therefore might be expedient to...arrange a disappearance or accident, so to say.

Signed, u/nickMachiavelli1469.

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Remarkable-Youth-504 t1_jdc6u1s wrote

I hear you. Maybe the best outcome is that the princes in the tower are never seen again.

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