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  Wars of the Roses: KING EDWARD IV of England (1442-1483)
EDWARD IV, King of England, son of Richard, Duke of York, by Cicely Neville, was born at Rouen on the 28th of April 1442.
Edward heaped favours on his new relatives; his father-in-law was made treasurer, and great marriages were found for his wife's sisters and brothers.
Edward died at Westminster on the 9th of April 1483, and was buried at Windsor.
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  Edward III of England - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Edward, the son of Edward II of England and Isabella of France, daughter of King Philip the Fair, was born in 1312 at Windsor Castle.
Edward III was crowned on 25 January 1327, at the age of 14, and married Philippa of Hainault in 1328.
Edward died of a stroke in 1377 and was buried in Westminster Abbey.
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 Edward IV of England - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
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 was born on April 28, 1442, at Rouen in France, the eldest son of Richard, Duke of York (a leading claimant to the throne of England) and Cecily Neville.
Edward backed an attempt by, brother of the Scottish king James III to take the throne in 1482, and despite the fact that when Gloucester invaded he was able to capture Edinburgh and James III, Albany reneged on his agreement with Edward, and Gloucester decided to withdraw from his position of strength in Edinburgh.
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 Free Library of Philadelphia
Edward IV had a share in the barony of Badelsmere in right of his descent from the Badelsmeres.
In 1406 Edward's grandfather, Richard earl of Cambridge, married Anne, sister and coheiress of Edmund Mortimer, fifth earl of March.
Edward's claim to descent from the second son of Edward III flows from this marriage.
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 EDWARD IV. - LoveToKnow Article on EDWARD IV.
Edward owed his throne to his kinsmen the Nevilles, and he was content for the time to be guided by them.
Edward heaped favors on his new relatives; his father-in-law was made treasurer, and great marriages were found for his wifes sisters and brothers.
Edward died at Westminster on the oth of April 1483, and was buried at Windsor.
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 Edward IV of England - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 declared war on France in 1475, and came to terms with the Treaty of Picquigny which provided him with an immediate payment of 75,000 crowns and a yearly pension thereafter of 50,000 crowns.
Dr Jones argues that tracing through Edward's younger brother, George Duke of Clarence (whom Jones argues was the legitimate heir), the current heir would be Michael Abney-Hastings, 14th Earl of Loudoun who resides in Australia as a rice researcher.
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 King Edward IV -=SKYGAZE=- Interesting Facts, The Strange and Unexplained, Mysteries and Secrets   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
As the York champion, Edward IV had had the three previous Lancaster kings declared usurpers, but his rule was by no means secure, and he must have known that there would be challenges to his youthful heir, Edward, Prince of Wales.
Shaa claimed that Edward IV was already legally betrothed at the time of his marriage to Elizabeth Woodville, that the union with her was thus invalid under current law, and that their children - including the boy-king were illegitimate.
Edward IV's sons, he stated authoritatively, had been killed by their uncle and the crown had thus passed to the assassin.
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 BBC - History - Edward IV (1442 - 1483)
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 at Rouen in France, the son of Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York.
Edward's father was the leading Yorkist in the dynastic struggle against the Lancastrians known as the Wars of the Roses, which began in 1455.
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 AllRefer.com - Edward IV (British And Irish History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Edward IV 1442–83, king of England (1461–70, 1471–83), son of Richard, duke of York.
Edward defeated the Lancastrians at Mortimer's Cross in 1461, entered London shortly thereafter, and was proclaimed king.
Edward's secret marriage (1464) to Elizabeth Woodville and subsequent favoritism to his wife's family angered his cousin, the able and ambitious Richard Neville, earl of Warwick.
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 History of the Monarchy > The Yorkists > Edward IV
Edward IV was able to restore order, despite the temporary return to the throne of Henry VI (reigned 1470-71, during which time Edward fled to the Continent in exile) supported by the Earl of Warwick, 'the Kingmaker', who had previously supported Edward and who was killed at the Battle of Barnet in 1471.
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.
Edward rebuilt St George's Chapel at Windsor (possibly seeing it as a mausoleum for the Yorkists, as he was buried there) and a new great hall at Eltham Palace.
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 King Edward IV   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Edward was born on April 28, 1442, in Rouen, France, the eldest son of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd duke of York.
Edward's marriage to Elizabeth Woodville, a commoner, and his efforts to create a new nobility more amenable to his interests, angered the older nobles and alienated Richard Neville, earl of Warwick, who had been a power behind his throne.
Edward died on April 8, 1483, at Westminster and was succeeded by his son Edward V. "Edward IV," Microsoft(R) Encarta(R) 98 Encyclopedia.
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 EDWARD V. - LoveToKnow Article on EDWARD V.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
EDWARD V. - LoveToKnow Article on EDWARD V. (1470-1483), king of England, was the elder son of Edward IV.
At this time Edward and his brother Richard, duke of York, were living in the Tower of London.
Shortly afterwards a movement was organized to free them from captivity, and then it became known that they were already dead; but, though it was the general conviction that they had been murdered, it was twenty years before the manner of this deed was discovered.
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 The Reign of Edward IV - AlternateHistory.com Discussion Board
Edward vowed to continue the struggle; he was proclaimed king in March of 1461 and left the same week to inflict a devastating defeat on the main Lancastrian army at Towton, south of York.
Edward IV died in his sleep on the morning of October 2, 1515, at the age of 73.
Edward could marry one of her daughter with the heir of Scotland, the other one with the heir of Burgundy and the last with the heir of Castille, and France gets surrounded.
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Edward IV, in the meantime, marries Elizabeth Grey, who was a member of the house of Lancaster, and his promotion of her relatives at court only adds fuel to the conflict between York and Lancaster.
After reverses in battle, Edward IV is forced to flee the country and the aged Henry VI is once again put on the throne by the "kingmaker," who is disgusted with Edward IV's martial alliance with the Lancastrians.
Edward IV goes on to fight Margaret of Anjou, who is leading the forces of Henry VI, and defeats her at the battle of Tewkesbury in 1471.
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 Edward IV — FactMonster.com
Edward defeated the Lancastrians at Mortimer's Cross in 1461, entered London shortly thereafter, and was proclaimed king.
Edward, however, gathered an army and returned in 1471 to defeat and kill Warwick at Barnet and rout the Lancastrians at Tewkesbury.
Warwick, Richard Neville, earl of: Rising against Edward IV - Rising against Edward IV Henry and Margaret were decisively defeated at Towton (1461), and Edward...
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 SparkNotes: Richard III: Character List
Edward was deeply involved in the Yorkists’ brutal overthrow of the Lancaster regime, but as king he is devoted to achieving a reconciliation among the various political factions of his reign.
Margaret was the wife of the king before Edward, the Lancastrian Henry VI, who was subsequently deposed and murdered (along with their children) by the family of King Edward IV and Richard.
Young Prince Edward, the rightful heir to the throne, should not be confused with the elder Edward, prince of Wales (the first husband of Lady Anne, and the son of the former king, Henry VI.), who was killed before the play begins.
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 Warwick, Richard Neville, earl of -> Rising against Edward IV on Encyclopedia.com 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
In the midst of negotiations by Warwick to marry Edward to Bona of Savoy, the sister-in-law of Louis XI of France, the king announced (1464) that he had secretly married Elizabeth Woodville.
Edward now favored a Burgundian alliance against France, the Woodvilles received favor, and Warwick was gradually pushed into the background.
Edward and Warwick met in battle at Barnet; the earl was defeated and was slain in flight.
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 The War of the Roses   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The other branch, descended from Edward IV, were associated with families in the North of England, particularly the House of York and Richard of York.
On Edward IV's death in 1483, his son Edward V was the next Yorkist ruler slated to ascend the throne.
Edward V and his brother are murdered in the Tower of London.
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 Edward IV   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Edward, the son of Richard, duke of York and Cicely Neville, was born in Rouen, France, in 1442.
Edward was also a patron of the arts and gave considerable support and encouragement to the first English book publisher, William Caxton.
Richard reacted by persuading Parliament that Edward IV had not been legally married to Elizabeth Woodville, and therefore Prince Edward was not the true heir to the throne.
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 Edward IV   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Edward IV King of England 1461–70 and from 1471.
He was the son of Richard, Duke of York, and succeeded Henry VI in the Wars of the Roses, temporarily losing his throne to Henry when Edward fell out with his adviser Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick.
Edward was a fine warrior and intelligent strategist, with victories at Mortimer’s Cross and Towton in 1461, Empingham in 1470, and Barnet and Tewkesbury in 1471.
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 King Edward IV
Edward heaped favors on his new relatives; his father-in-law was made treasurer, and great marriages were found for his wife's sisters and brothers.
If as a prince of the Renaissance Edward was the first to rule tyrannically in England, he also deserves credit as a patron of the new culture and friend of William Caxton; he further resembles his Italian contemporaries in the commercial purposes to which he applied his wealth in partnership with London merchants.
By Elizabeth Woodville, who died on the 8th of June 1492, he had two sons, King Edward V and Richard of York, who were murdered in the Tower; and five daughters, of whom the eldest, Elizabeth, married King Henry VII.
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 War of the Roses
Edward IV rallied his Yorkist army at the battle of Tewksbury captured Queen Margaret, and Killed The Young Edward (son of King Henry and Queen Margaret).
Twelve years later King Edward IV died, his successor being his 13 year old son Edward V was overthrown by his uncle The Duke of Gloucester, and assumed the crown as Kind Richard the third.
In the painting Edward IV charges toward the banner of Henry Holland, Duke of Exeter, while in the foreground soldiers of the Houses of York and Lancaster hack and slash at each other in terrified butchery.
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 Final Fantasy Odyssey | FF IV - Characters: Edward (Gilbert von Muir)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Edward joins Cecil’s cause after the castle of Damcyan is bombed and he helps Cecil to cure Rosa’s serious fever as well.
Edward knows the people of Damcyan well as he does hail from that Kingdom and along the way, he does help out the party but even still, he doesn’t have any major friends in this game other than Anna, whom he deeply cares about and loves at the same time too.
Edward does have some special commands in battle such as “Hide”, “Sing”, etc. When Edward’s HP is low, he can automatically hide but you can choose to make him show up in battle again.
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 Edward IV --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Edward IV, portrait by an unknown artist; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Edward was the eldest surviving son of Richard, duke of York, by Cicely, daughter of Ralph Neville, earl of Westmorland.
Edward V's right to the throne was then challenged, and his uncle was crowned king as Richard III.
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 "The Problem With Finance Was The Only One Solved During The 2nd Reign Of Edward IV" How Far Do You Agree With This ...
The pension came about because Edward IV had planned a campaign against the French, where the English were allied with the Spanish and the Burgundians.
Edward IV continued to profit from his own personal trading also to ensure that he had finances to spare, and to ensure wealthiness.
The problem that faced Edward early in his first reign was that of lack of finance, affecting the economy of the crown for the worse.
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