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Feb 24, 2016 · The rumors of Edward’s illegitimacy actually originated much earlier than you suggest though. There is evidence that it first surfaced in the late 1460s at the hand of Warwick the Kingmaker when his and Edward’s relationship collapsed, and again in the 1470s when George was misbehaving.
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Jul 27, 2014 · Was he? Did he? Lately it has been his eldest brother, Edward IV, born 28 April 1442, who has come in for scrutiny and a claim that he was indeed illegitimate. So what is the claim and how does that bear up under scrutiny? The claim, and historical evidence.
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Edward was born on 28 April 1442 at Rouen in Normandy, eldest surviving son of Richard, 3rd Duke of York, and Cecily Neville. Until his father's death, he was known as the Earl of March. Both his parents were direct descendants of King Edward III, giving Edward a potential claim to the throne. This was strengthened in 1447, when York became heir to...
Edward grew up amidst a background of economic decline at home, and military defeat abroad, exacerbated by a weak and corrupt central government. Both he and his younger brother Edmund, Earl of Rutland, were born in Rouen, where their father, the Duke of York, served as governor of English lands in France until 1445, when he was replaced by Henry B...
Accession to the throne
At this stage of Edward's career, contemporaries like Philippe de Commines described him as handsome, affable, and energetic.Unusually tall for the period at 6 feet 4 inches (193 centimetres), he was an impressive sight in armour, and took care to wear splendid clothes. This was done deliberately to contrast him with King Henry VI, whose physical and mental frailties undermined his position. On 2 February 1461,[d] Edward won a hard-fought victory at the Battle of Mortimer's Cross in Herefords...
1461 to 1470
Most of the nobility had either remained loyal to Henry or stayed neutral, forcing Edward to rely heavily on the Nevilles. Consolidating the regime initially took precedence, but John Neville's victory at the 1464 Battle of Hexham seemed to end the Lancastrian threat. This exposed internal divisions, particularly over foreign policy, which in this period largely focused on the relationship between England, France and the Duchy of Burgundy, with two of the parties manoeuvring to form an allian...
Exile and restoration
Edward took refuge in Flanders, part of the Duchy of Burgundy, accompanied by a few hundred men, including his younger brother Richard, Duke of Gloucester, Anthony Woodville and William Hastings. The Duchy was ruled by Charles the Bold, husband of his sister Margaret; he provided minimal help, something Edward never forgot. The restored Lancastrian regime faced the same issue that dominated Henry's previous reign. Mental and physical frailties made him incapable of ruling and resulted in an i...
Commentators observe a marked difference between Edward's first period as king, and the second. The failure of attempts to reconcile former enemies like Somerset meant he was noticeably more ruthless after 1471, including the execution of his brother Clarence.In his youth, Edward was a capable and charismatic military commander, who led from the fr...
Edward had ten children by Elizabeth Woodville, seven of whom survived him; they were declared illegitimate under the 1484 Titulus Regius, an act repealed by Henry VII, who married Edward's eldest daughter, Elizabeth. 1. Elizabeth of York (11 February 1466 – 11 February 1503), Queen consort of England; married Henry VII of England, mother of King H...
Edward IV's eldest son, also named Edward, was made Prince of Wales when he was seven months old and given his own household at the age of three. Based in Ludlow Castle, he was supervised by his uncle, Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers, who also acted as his regent for the Council of Wales and the Marches.The historical consensus is he and his bro...
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Apr 9, 2019 · Published: April 9, 2019 at 9:00 AM. Here, late medieval and early Tudor historian Amy Licence tells you everything you need to know about the first Yorkist King of England... When was Edward IV born? Edward was born in Rouen Castle, Normandy on 28 April 1442. When did he die? 9 April 1483, at the Palace of Westminster. Who were his family?
Sep 22, 2020 · IF Edward was illegitimate and inherited his looks & height from his biological father, then the Abney-Hastings simply don’t have a claim to the throne. WHY IT WOULDN’T MATTER EVEN IF EDWARD WAS ILLEGITIMATE. Edward IV didn’t inherit the throne; he seized it by force. He gained the throne BY CONQUEST, same as William the Conqueror – WHO ...
