Bennett suggested that perhaps those who had initially supported Richard in his seizure of power may have felt complicit in the crime, which he thought "might explain the bitterness of the subsequent recriminations against him."
Bennet mener, at måske kan de, der i starten havde støttet Richards magtovertagelse, have følt sig medskyldige i forbrydelsen, som han mente "kan have forklaret den bitterhed i de senere modbeskyldninger rettet mod ham".