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Encyclopedia entry: Edward IV
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Edward IV
(1442–83) King of England (1461–70, 1471–83). On the death (1460) of his father, Richard, Duke of York, in the Wars of the
Roses
, Edward became the Yorkist candidate for the throne. He became king after the defeat of the Lancastrians at Towton. When the powerful Earl of
Warwick
changed sides, ...
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Dayton Daily News;
February 19, 2004 ;
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... ... official with Friday's opening of Richard III in Blair Hall Theatre. The production ... than his comedies and tragedies, Richard III is about perhaps his most malicious ... Resentful that his brother, Edward IV, is king, Richard sets out to ...
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