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Signature. 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.
Edward IV, (born April 28, 1442, Rouen, France—died April 9, 1483, Westminster, England), king of England from 1461 until October 1470 and again from April 1471 until his death in 1483. He was a leading participant in the Yorkist-Lancastrian conflict known as the Wars of the Roses .
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.
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 (Although he is mostly known as Edward IV, he was actually the seventh King Edward. Therefore, he is sometimes known as Edward VII .) (28 April 1442 — 9 April 1483) was the King of England from 1461 until he was deposed in 1470 and again from 1471 where he was restored to the throne until his death in 1483.
z. Edward IV © 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...
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.
Edward IV (r. 1461-1470 and 1471-1483) 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.
Edward IV was King of England from 4 March 1461 to 3 October 1470, 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.
King. Years ruled 1461 - 1470 & 1471 - 1483. Son of: Richard, Duke of York and Cicely Neville. Married to: Elizabeth Woodville (1464) Edward IV ascended to the throne in 1461 finally achieving the goal of seating a member of the York family pushed forth by his father, Richard, Duke of York, for the entire decade of the 1450s.