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2 days ago · The first Yorkist king, Edward IV, took the throne in 1461. He won his crown by force of arms, displacing Henry VI, the third Lancastrian king of England. Henry had been king since he was a baby, in 1422.
After a disquisition on the nature of justice, the chancellor reminded his audience of the state of England when Edward IV had taken over: the law not upheld and the country surrounded by enemies.
2 days ago · Edward IV took the myths, the prophecies, the alchemical medicine (and even religion itself) and used them in the service of the centralized state that he and his advisers created out of the aftermath of a bitter civil war.
1 day ago · Coronation of Edward IV. After winning the Battle of Mortimer’s Cross (2 February 1461), Edward, Earl of March, became King Edward IV on 4 March 1461. He defended his claim in the Battle of Towton (29 March 1461), which he won decisively. He then went on a progress of the northern counties and returned to London on 26 June 1461.
3 days ago · 1)Give 3 examples of actions that Edward IV took to regain the throne. -Edward's actions were haste in preparations & planning- as when he heard of Margaret's landing on the 16 April 1471, he ordered his troops to concentrate at Windsor.
2 days ago · Edward IV (1461–70 and 1471–83) During the early years of his reign, from 1461 to 1470, Edward was chiefly concerned with putting down opposition to his rule. Lancastrian resistance in the northeast and in Wales caused problems.
4 days ago · ANNO 5 EDWARD IV. Monday next before the Feast of S. Luke, Evangelist [18 Oct.].
