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Edward V (2 November 1470 – c. mid-1483) [1] [2] was King of England from 9 April to 25 June 1483. He succeeded his father, Edward IV, upon the latter's death.
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Edward V, king of England from April to June 1483, who was deposed and possibly murdered (alongside his younger brother) by King Richard III. Responsibility for the crime has also been attributed to the powerful Henry Stafford, duke of Buckingham, and to Richard’s successor, King Henry VII.
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Edward V © King of England from April to June 1483, he was deposed and probably murdered by Richard III, before his coronation. The eldest surviving son of Edward IV, he was born when his...
Edward V was King of England for just two months. At only thirteen years of age, he met an untimely and tragic end at the Tower of London, imprisoned alongside his brother and later murdered in mysterious circumstances…
Edward V & Richard Duke of York. Edward was born in the precincts of Westminster Abbey on 2nd November 1470, while his father Edward IV was in exile and his mother Elizabeth (Woodville) was taking Sanctuary within the Abbey, under the care of the Abbot.
EDWARD V, King of England, was the elder son of Edward IV by his wife Elizabeth Woodville, and was born, during his father's temporary exile, in the sanctuary of Westminster Abbey on the 2nd of November 1470. In June 1471 he was created prince of Wales.
Overview. Edward V. (1470—1483) king of England and lord of Ireland. Quick Reference. Uncrowned king of England, b. 2 Nov. 1470, s. of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville; acc. 9 Apr. 1483; d. Tower of London, 1483 (?). Edward was brought up for safety at Ludlow under his maternal uncle, earl Rivers.
