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Edward IV (28 April 1442 – 9 April 1483) was King of England from 4 March 1461 to 3 October 1470, then again from 11 April 1471 until his death in 1483.
May 28, 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.
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.
Edward IV, (born April 28, 1442, Rouen, France—died April 9, 1483, Westminster, Eng.), King of England (1461–70, 1471–83). His father, a claimant to the throne, was killed in 1461, and Edward was crowned, thanks largely to his cousin the earl of Warwick.
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Apr 1, 2018 · Edward IV (1442 – 1483). The year 2011 marked both the 550th and 540th anniversary of the coronation of King Edward IV, only the second British monarch to sit on the throne twice…
Jun 28, 2017 · Edward, the young Duke of York, claimed the throne after the Battle of Towton in 1461, when Henry VI and his Queen fled to Scotland. In 1470 one of his supporters, the Earl of Warwick, 'the Kingmaker' changed allegiance with the support of Edward's brother, George, Duke of Clarence.
Jan 12, 2022 · Edward IV was the first Yorkist king, and, after Henry V, the most successful 15th century king of England. After his father and younger brother Edmund were killed at Wakefield in 1460, Edward took up the standard of the Yorkist cause with a vengeance.
Edward IV. Edward was a son of Richard, 3rd Duke of York and his wife Cicely, daughter of Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland. He was born at Rouen in France on 28th April 1442. On 4th March 1461 King Henry VI was deposed and Edward declared King.
Overview. Edward IV. (1442—1483) king of England and lord of Ireland. Quick Reference. (1442–83), king of England (1461–70, 1471–83). The tall and handsome ‘Rose of Rouen’, born in that city, the eldest son of Richard, duke of York, gained the throne of England in March 1461 when he was only 18.
