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Edward IV
Edward IV
Edward IV (1442–83) King of England (1461–70; 1471–83). He was the eldest son of Richard, Duke of
YORK and so had a clear hereditary right to the throne by descent from Edward III. He gained the throne at the age of 19 with the help of his cousin Richard Neville, Earl of
WARWICK, while the Lancastrians hesitated after their victory of St Albans, and he then defeated them at
TOWTON. His marriage to Elizabeth Woodville and alliance with Burgundy alienated Warwick, who in October 1470 invaded England from France and secured
HENRY VI's nominal restoration, but Edward won back the throne by victories at
BARNET and
TEWKESBURY (1471). Thereafter he was a strong ruler and promoter of English commerce, but his dissolute lifestyle probably caused his early death, which left England with a 12-year-old king,
EDWARD V.
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Edward IV: the Theatre of Monarchy: Hannes Kleineke examines the career of the first Yorkist king.(PROFILES IN POWER)(Biography)
Magazine article from: History Review; 3/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...catholic church in England, King Edward IV (1461-83) is often lost sight...policies. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When Edward IV came to the throne the English monarchy...King in London. The first decade of Edward IV's reign saw him preoccupied with...
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"Speaking some words, but of no importance"? Stage directions, Thomas Heywood, and Edward IV.
Magazine article from: Medieval and Renaissance Drama in England; 1/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...of the six early printed texts of Edward IV attributes the play to a named author...written loosely in Taverns," ascribed Edward IV to him in his first Catalogue of...attribution and denigration, including Edward IV in his Theatrum Poetarum among a...
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The Wars of the Roses.(Henry VI)(Edward IV)(Richard III)(Theater review)
Magazine article from: Shakespeare Bulletin; 9/22/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Helen Sheals (Queen Margaret). Edward IV Barrie Rutter (York), Phil Corbitt...Clarence), Richard Standing (Edward IV), Andrew Whitehead (Henry VI...Tyrrell), Richard Standing (Edward IV), Conrad Nelson (Richard III...
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MARRYING FOR LOVE THE EXPERIENCE OF EDWARD IV AND HENRY VIII.
Magazine article from: History Today; 12/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...have personally chosen wives are Edward IV (r. 1461-83) and his grandson...find wives abroad. The story of Edward IV's marriage is that in 1464 the...involvement started off the marriages of Edward IV and Henry VIII on a totally novel...
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The Kings' mother: Joanna Laynesmith examines claims that Edward IV was a bastard and tells the dramatic story of his mother, Cecily Neville, Duchess of York.
Magazine article from: History Today; 3/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...reported a startling rumour--that Edward IV of England was a bastard. He explained that this would mean that Edward had no right to the crown and that...Rouen that Cecily bore the future Edward IV. An account of York's attorney...
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 "Sun Publications (IL)")
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WILLIAM GRAY STEPHENS | DOUGLAS ANTHONY SMITH | LUCAS JAMES HANSA | WILLIAM EDWARD PARZYSZEK IV | ALLISON MAY MANUEL | SHANNON KATHLEEN PE | JOSHUA WILLIAM STERLING
Newspaper article from: Sun Publications (IL); 1/23/1998; 700+ words
; ...paternal grandparents. * * * William Edward Parzyszek IV The first child of Kimberly Ann and William Edward Parzyszek, former residents of Bolingbrook...living in Woodridge, is a son. William Edward IV weighed 8 pounds even when he was born...
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 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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When a queen needed to know her place; Walking a precarious line: Edward IV's medieval consort Elizabeth Woodville.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 10/17/2008; 700+ words
; ...Eleanor of Castile, first wife of Edward I. Her era (the late 13th century...stands). But part of what motivated Edward to build the crosses was an awareness...the woman (Elizabeth Woodville, Edward IV's queen and Henry VIII's grandmother...
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 "The Birmingham Post (England)")
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Archive: The sorcerer from Arrow; Long before Guy Fawkes, there was an even more alarming scheme hatched to kill the reigning King Edward IV, writes Chris Upton.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 1/26/2002; 700+ words
; ...seem some prospect of stability. Edward of York had regained the throne and...seemed, was coming up roses for Edward IV and the roses were all white. There...already made one attempt to depose Edward by joining forces with the Earl of...
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The first and second parts of King Edward IV.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 5/1/2006; 463 words
; 0719015669 The first and second parts of King Edward IV. Heywood, Thomas. Ed. by Richard Rowland. Manchester U. Pr. 2005 318 pages $74.95 Hardcover The Revels plays PR2574 Heywood...
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CADENCE MARIE GIAZZON | REBECCA JANE CLEWETT | EMILY KINGSLEY DIBLE | JOSEPH ANTHONY MINER | NICHOLAS K. HOULIS | CALLEY MARIE GAUTSCHI | MORGAN JEAN STEVENSON | EDWARD GLENN PUTNAL IV | NICHOLAS ELIJAH COE | CHRISTINA ANNE JORDAN | JOHN LUKE RIZZI | BRANDON CHRISTOPHER VILLANUEVA | DAVID MICHAEL GRESSGOTT | JACOB ROBERT EPLEY | COURTNEY GRACE LUDWIG | NICOLE LEE HUBERT | EMILY THERESE BAUWENS | ASHLEY NICOLE SANFORD | LIANNA PHILA WHITE | JONATHAN PERRI GAMBINO | JACK MICHAEL MASZKA
Newspaper article from: Sun Publications (IL); 2/16/1997; 700+ words
; ...paternal grandparents. * * * Edward Glenn Putnal IV Michelle and Glenn Putnal announce...of their second child, a son. Edward Glenn IV weighed 9 pounds, 3 ounces, when he was born at Edward Hospital on Wednesday, Jan...
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Edward IV
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Edward IV Edward IV (1442-1483) was the first Yorkist king of England. His reforms and innovations invigorated 15th-century English government. Born at Rouen on April 28, 1442, Edward IV was the son of Richard, Duke of York, and Cecily...
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Edward the Black Prince
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...1330, Edward the Black Prince, also known as Edward of Woodstock (after his place of birth), as Prince of Wales, and sometimes as Edward IV, was the eldest son of Edward III and Philippa of Hainaut. On March 18, 1333...
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Buckingham, Edward Stafford, 3rd duke of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Buckingham, Edward Stafford, 3rd duke of...in 1403 fighting for Henry IV; his great-grandfather...Gloucester , younger son of Edward III, and his mother, Catherine Woodville, sister to Edward IV's queen. Under a suspicious...
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Edward V
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History
Edward V (1470– c. 1483), uncrowned king of England (1483). Eldest son of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville, Edward was brought up at Ludlow under his maternal uncle Earl Rivers...
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Edward, prince of Wales
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Edward, prince of Wales (1453–71). The heir of Henry VI, Edward spent most of his life in exile in France...that Henry VI had been deposed once more by Edward IV. His army was intercepted and defeated...
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