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  1. Apr 24, 2024 · Edward IV (born April 28, 1442, Rouen, France—died April 9, 1483, Westminster, England) was the king of England from 1461 until October 1470 and again from April 1471 until his death. He was a leading participant in the Yorkist-Lancastrian conflict known as the Wars of the Roses. Edward was the eldest surviving son of Richard, duke of York ...

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    Signature. Edward IV (28 April 1442 – 9 April 1483) was King of England from 4 March 1461 to 3 October 1470, [1] [2] then again from 11 April 1471 until his death in 1483. He was a central figure in the Wars of the Roses, a series of civil wars in England fought between the Yorkist and Lancastrian factions between 1455 and 1487.

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  4. Aug 3, 2023 · King Edward IV was only 40 when he passed away in early 1483, leaving the throne to his 12-year-old son Edward V who died just months later as one of the ill-fated princes in the Tower of London ...

  5. May 27, 2020 · The Old Palace of Westminster where Edward died 9 April 1483. St Stephens Chapel where Edward’s body lay in repose is shown in the centre of the picture R E Collins’ entertaining treatise on Edward’s death was included in Secret History the Truth about Richard III and the Princes and from which I have drawn heavily here.

  6. Apr 9, 2019 · Edward IV: facts about his life, death and reign. Edward IV was king of England twice during his lifetime – first from 1461 until October 1470, and then from April 1471 until his death in 1483. He was a key figure in the conflict known as the Wars of the Roses, a series of disputes fought between the Houses of Lancaster and York for the ...

  7. Cryptic comments in two medieval sources suggest that the English king died of syphilis, a sexually transmitted infection that was spreading among elites in the later Middle Ages. King Edward IV was only 40 years old when he died on 9 April 1483. This immediately led to much speculation of how he died, and several theories have been put forward ...

  8. Jun 28, 2017 · Edward collected illuminated manuscripts - his collection survives in the British Library and is the only intact medieval royal collection - and patronised the new invention of printing. Edward died in 1483, leaving by his marriage to Elizabeth Woodville, a 12-year-old son, Edward, to succeed him.

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