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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]]. | 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 ascenion 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]]: | 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 ascenion 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]]. | 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]]. | ||
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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]]: | 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 == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
