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Edward IV

Type Figure Region England Time 1442–1483 Also known as Edward, Duke of York

King of England of the House of York, born in Rouen, Normandy in 1442, first acceding in 1461, recovering the throne after the battles of Barnet and …

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  1. 1471London · Greater LondonAfter defeating the Earl of Warwick at Barnet in April 1471 and annihilating the main Lancastrian force at Tewkesbury in May, in which Henry VI's son Prince Edward was killed, Edward IV entered London and resumed royal authority, completely crushing the Lancastrian restoration attempt.
  2. 1472–1477Westminster · Greater LondonIn the early part of his second reign he consolidated the alliance of Yorkist nobles through parliamentary legislation and grants, entrusting his brother the Duke of Gloucester with governing the north; meanwhile, disputes with his brother the Duke of Clarence over Warwick's inheritance and the distribution of power intensified, revealing growing rifts within the royal family.
  3. 1478–1480London · Greater LondonAfter the Duke of Clarence was executed for treason in 1478, Edward IV ruled alone, continuing fiscal and diplomatic policies; the Lancastrian heir Henry Tudor remained in exile in Brittany, a potential threat but not yet a direct military challenge.

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