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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.
The Raven and the Rose, by Virginia Henley (a fictional illegitimate child of Edward IV is the main character) The Red Rose of Anjou by Jean Plaidy (The life of Queen Margaret of Anjou) I,Richard Plantagenet by J.P. Reedman (Fictional portrayal of Richard III life from childhood to Bosworth. Edward IV plays a prominent part throughout)
Anne was born on 2 November 1475 at the Palace of Westminster as the fifth daughter [1] and seventh of ten children of King Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville. [2] [3] Anne had six sisters, of whom only four reached adulthood—two eldests (Elizabeth and Cecily) and two younger (Catherine and Bridget); Mary, who was eight years older than Anne, died at the age of 14 from some illness ...
The breach between Edward and his brother George was apparently never really healed; indeed, George was executed for treason in the Tower of London on 18 February 1478. Edward IV died suddenly on 9 April 1483, leaving two sons aged 12 and 9, the elder one known to history as King Edward V. Cecily Neville's youngest son Richard, their uncle, was ...
The tallest British monarch was Edward IV, who measured six feet, four and a half inches. ... King Charles is the next tallest British monarch (five feet, ten inches), but this order will change ...
Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York (17 August 1473 – c. 1483) was the second son of King Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville.Richard and his older brother, who briefly reigned as King Edward V of England, mysteriously disappeared shortly after their uncle Richard III became king in 1483.
King Edward IV started the construction of St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, and it was completed under King Henry VIII. A view of the Quire in St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle in 2018.
The legitimacy of Edward IV was the subject of speculation at the time, and a document in Rouen Cathedral is presented by Dr Michael Jones as indicating that Richard and Cecily were about 100 miles (160 km) apart during the five-week period when Edward's conception must have occurred (assuming that the pregnancy went to a normal term). A number ...