noun
King of England from 1461 to 1470 and from 1471 to 1483; was dethroned in 1470 but regained the throne in 1471 by his victory at the battle of Tewkesbury (1442-1483)
• Syn: ↑Edward
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑King of England, ↑King of Great Britain
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1442-83, king of England 1461-70, 1471-1483: 1st king of the house of York.
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Edward IV [Edward IV]
(1442–83) the king of England from 1461 to 1470 and from 1471 to 1483. He was the son of Richard, Duke of ↑York 3. In 1461 his army defeated the soldiers of ↑Henry VI of the House of ↑Lancaster. Edward had the support of the powerful Earl of Warwick, known as Warwick the Kingmaker, to whom he was related, but in 1470 he lost this support and also for a short time his ↑throne (to ↑Henry VI). After the defeat of Warwick and Henry in 1471, England had a period of great ↑stability under Edward, who encouraged the development of art, music, etc. as well as the new science of printing.
See also ↑Wars of the Roses
Useful english dictionary. 2012.