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{{Infobox Individual | |||
|species = Human | |||
|origin = [[Earth]] | |||
|spouse = Elizabeth Woodville | |||
|father = Richard of York | |||
|child = Elizabeth of York | |||
|child2 = Princes in the Tower | |||
|grandchild = Henry VIII | |||
|grandchild2 = Arthur Tudor | |||
|grandchild3 = Margaret Tudor | |||
|grandchild4 = Mary Tudor | |||
|brother = Richard III of England | |||
|brother2 = George, Duke of Clarence | |||
|first mention = The Kingmaker (audio story) | |||
}} | |||
'''Edward IV''' was the [[King of England]] from [[1471]] to [[1483]] and the first person from the [[York family]] to hold the title. | |||
== Biography == | |||
He was one of the [[son]]s of [[Richard of York]], along with [[George, Duke of Clarence]] and the future [[King]] [[Richard III of England|Richard III]]. Edward was central to the [[Wars of the Roses]], succeeding [[Henry VI]] after defeating his [[House of Lancaster|Lancastrian]] forces in [[battle]]. | |||
Edward knew it was important to keep his line going for the stability of [[crown]] and [[country]]. When his first-[[Birth|born]] with his [[consort]] [[Elizabeth Woodville]] was a [[daughter]], also named [[Elizabeth of York|Elizabeth]], he did not worry too much. However, according to one account, his second child was also a girl, causing him to panic. As put by his [[brother]] Richard, the ascension of a [[queen]] to the throne was not feasible as England was a "country stuffed with [[power]]-[[Hunger|hungry]] knobs with their own private [[Army|armies]] just waiting for their chance to make it their own do-it-yourself [[monarchy]]". Not wanting a repeat of the [[decade]]s of fighting that made up the Wars of the Roses, Edward [[Lying|lied]] and announced to the [[world]] that his second-born daughter was a [[son]] in order to "stop the jitters going through the [[kingdom]]". When his third-born was another girl, Edward carried on the pretence to have two, "one for the succession and one for a spare". He also had [[birth certificate]]s for his two "sons" forged. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Kingmaker (audio story)}}) According to another account, there had been no such deception; Edward's final two children were not daughters named [[Susan (The Kingmaker)|Susan]] and [[Judith (The Kingmaker)|Judith]] but really were sons called [[Edward V of England|Edward]] and [[Richard (Sometime Never...)|Richard]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Sometime Never... (novel)}}) as [[history]] recorded. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Sometime Never... (novel)}}, [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Kingmaker (audio story)}}, {{cs|The Battle of the Tower (audio story)}}) | |||
During Edward's reign, his brother George led an uprising against him, eventually being caught and [[Death sentence|sentenced to death]]. Their brother Richard later claimed George had not been malicious in his actions, simply an [[idiot]], with it being [[Woodville family|the family]] of his [[wife]] who had forced Edward into delivering the sentence. Richard helped George escape and allowed him to live out his days in relative anonymity as the [[landlord]] of [[the Kingmaker]] [[tavern]]. | |||
Edward [[Death|died]] suddenly on [[9 April]] [[1483]] after catching a chill, paving the way for his second-born child to succeed him as Edward V and, later, his brother Richard as Richard III. | |||
Edward IV was featured as a character in [[William Shakespeare]]'s [[play]] ''[[Richard III (play)|Richard III]]'', being referenced by Richard in the line "His royal grace cannot be scarce of [[breathing]] while you trouble him with lewd [[complaint]]s" during a conversation with Elizabeth Woodville. The play mainly dealt with Richard's rise to power and short reign following Edward's death and the brief accession of his son to the throne. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Kingmaker (audio story)}}) | |||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
* He has been portrayed by [[Julian Glover]] and [[Brian Protheroe]] in various BBC series. | |||
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