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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]]. | 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 [[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]]: ''[[The Kingmaker (audio story)|The Kingmaker]]'') | 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]]: ''[[The Kingmaker (audio story)|The Kingmaker]]'') | ||
