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Apr 1, 2018 · Edward IV was born to Richard, Duke of York and Cicely Neville, daughter of Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland and Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmorland, on 28th April 1442 in Rouen, Normandy. Edward’s family belonged to the House of Plantagenet, and his ancestors had sat on the English throne since 1154. However, the house had split into ...
Feb 6, 2020 · Edward IV of England ruled as king from 1461 to 1470 CE and again from 1471 to 1483 CE. The Hundred Years' War (1337-1453 CE) had been lost by Edward's predecessor, Henry VI of England (1422-1461 CE & 1470-1471 CE), leaving Calais as the only English territory in France.
Jun 28, 2017 · Edward IV regained the throne in 1471, winning decisive battles at Barnet and Tewkesbury, where first Warwick and then Henry's son Edward were killed. Edward also made peace with France; by a shrewd display of force to exert pressure, Edward reached a profitable agreement with Louis XI at Picquigny in 1475.
With the help of the French and of Yorkist defectors, Henry defeated and killed Richard at Bosworth Field on August 22, 1485, bringing the wars to a close. By his marriage to Edward IV’s daughter Elizabeth of York in 1486, Henry united the Yorkist and Lancastrian claims.
y. z. Edward IV © Edward IV was twice king of England, winning the struggle against the Lancastrians to establish the House of York on the English throne. Edward was born on 28 April 1442...
Edward IV (April 28, 1442 – April 9, 1483) was King of England from March 4, 1461, to April 9, 1483, with a break of a few months in the period 1470–1471. Edward IV's memory is most closely linked with the Wars of the Roses between the house of York, to which he belonged, and the house of Lancaster, to which Henry VI belonged.
28th April 1442. Died. 9th April 1483. Coronation. 28th June 1461. Edward IV. This image can be purchased from Westminster Abbey Library. Image © 2024 Dean and Chapter of Westminster.
