Had the young prince lived to become King of England, we may be sure that the kind act of the robber would not have been suffered to die unrewarded.

But, alas! Edward of Lancaster was never King of England.
The Wars of the Roses, as we all know, resulted in the utter defeat of the young prince's party.

He was thirteen years old when the rival Houses of York and Lancaster fought their twelfth battle in the meadow at Tewkesbury.

On that occasion Edward fought bravely in his own cause, but he and his followers were completely routed by the troops of King Edward the Fourth.

Flying from the field of battle, he was arrested and brought before the young king.
"How dared you come here ?" wrathfully inquired the usurper.
"To recover my father's crown and my own inheritance," boldly replied the prince.
Whereat, the history says, Edward struck at him with his iron gauntlet, and his attendants fell upon him and slew him with their swords..