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May 1, 2015 · a short summary from Wikipedia: Edward IV. King of England (first time) Reign: 4 March 1461 – 3 October 1470 (9 years,182 days) Coronation: 28 June 1461. Predecessor: Henry VI. Successor: Henry VI. King of England (second time) Reign:11 April 1471 – 9 April 1483 (11 years, 363 days) Predecessor: Henry VI. Successor: Edward V
Aug 17, 2018 · Father of Elizabeth of York, Mary of York, Cecily of York, Edward V of England, Margaret of York, Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York, Anne of York, George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Bedford, Catherine of York, and Bridget of York. Edward IV was the first king from the house of York, but he was still a Plantagenet. He helped bring the country ...
Edward IV of England. (King of England from 1461 to 1470 and from 1471 to 1483) Edward IV was the king of England who established the ‘House of York’ and became the first Yorkist King of England. He ruled England from 1461 to 1483, barring a six-month period between October 1470 and April 1471. He was able to restore order in the kingdom ...
May 9, 2024 · Edward III (born November 13, 1312, Windsor, Berkshire, England—died June 21, 1377, Sheen, Surrey) was the king of England from 1327 to 1377, who led England into the Hundred Years’ War with France. The descendants of his seven sons and five daughters contested the throne for generations, climaxing in the Wars of the Roses (1455–85).
In June 1471 he was created prince of Wales. When Edward IV died in April 1483, a struggle for power took place between the young king's paternal uncle, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, who had been appointed as his guardian by Edward IV, and his maternal uncle, Richard Woodville, Earl Rivers. Gloucester obtained possession of the king's person ...
Apr 21, 2024 · Edward II (born April 25, 1284, Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales—died September 1327, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England) was the king of England from 1307 to 1327. Although he was a man of limited capability, he waged a long, hopeless campaign to assert his authority over powerful barons. The fourth son of King Edward I, he ascended the ...
