PLANTAGENET: YORK 2 Flashcards
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Edward IV
Edward’s father was the leading Yorkist in the dynastic struggle against the Lancastrians known as the Wars of the Roses, which began in 1455.
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Reign 2nd time
(1471–83)
2
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Edward V
Edward V (2 November 1470 – c. mid-1483) was King of England from 9 April to 25 June 1483. He succeeded his father, Edward IV, upon the latter’s death.
The Princes in the tower
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1483
3
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Richard III
Richard III was born on 2 October 1452 at Fotheringhay Castle in Northamptonshire to Richard, Duke of York and Lady Cecily Neville.
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1483-85