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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 30. Chapters: Edward IV of England, Edward V of England, Louis XI of France, Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, Ferry de Clugny, Charlotte of Savoy, Ralph Fitzherbert, Margaret of Savoy, Countess of Saint-Pol, Fernando II, 3rd Duke of Braganza, William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings, Henry Bourchier, 1st Earl of Essex, Henry III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse, Gilles Joye, Kunga Lekpa, Guillaume d'Estouteville, Katherine Neville, Duchess of Norfolk, George Neville, 1st Duke of Bedford, Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers, Marguerite de Bourbon, Richard Grey, Francis of Navarre, William Borthwick, 2nd Lord Borthwick, Richard Fiennes, 7th Baron Dacre, Patrick Hepburn, 1st Lord Hailes, Yolande, Duchess of Lorraine, James Livingston, Thomas Vaughan, Vasily Ivanovich of Ryazan, Queen Jeonghee, William Dudley, Pacificus of Ceredano, Matheus de Layens, William II of Egmont, William VIII, Marquess of Montferrat, Joost de Lalaing, Jon Svaleson Smor, Jean Rolin, Tezozomoctli, Erzsebet Szilagyi, Costanzo I Sforza, John Laing, Giorgio di Biandrate, Thomas St. Leger, Ausias Despuig. Excerpt: Edward IV (28 April 1442 - 9 April 1483) was King of England from 4 March 1461 until 3 October 1470, and again from 11 April 1471 until his death. He was the first Yorkist King of England. The first half of his rule was characterised by violence, but he overcame the remaining Lancastrian threat at Tewkesbury to reign in peace until his sudden death. Before becoming King he was 4th Duke of York, 7th Earl of March, 5th Earl of Cambridge, and 9th Earl of Ulster. He was also the 65th Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Edward of York was born at Rouen in France, the second child of Richard, 3rd Duke of York (who had a strong genealogical claim to the throne of England) and Cecily Neville. He was the eldest of the four sons who survived to adulthood. His yo...
