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On Edward's paternity: "His father was at the time suffering from mental illness, and there were widespread rumours that the prince was the result of an affair between his mother and some unnamed lover. However, there is no evidence for this, and Henry himself never doubted the boy's paternity." This sounds suspiciously POV to me. Henry was not exactly a perceptive or even sane man. Citing his belief in the boy's paternity as evidence of anything is rather inane. And on the lack of evidence: it's true that we have no record of the Queen's infidelity, but if she had had an affair, she was in the perfect situation to conceal it. She was a strong woman, both personally and politically, while her husband was almost her polar opposite in both regards, not to mention mentally ill.

Remember: Occam's Razor is a pragmatic tool. It's not a rule of the universe. We shouldn't always assume something is untrue just because there's no direct evidence, especially when the situation implies that it could very easily have happened in such a way that no evidence would come down to us.--71.37.11.245 (talk) 21:46, 27 May 2008 (UTC)