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Edward IV
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What event makes Richard Duke of York the heir to the throne? | His return from Ireland with an army leading to the Act of Accord in 1460 that names him as Henry VI's heir |
| Where and when did the first battle of the war of the roses take place? | St. Albans, 1455 |
| What destroyed Richard Duke of York's ambitions for the throne? | His death during the battle of Wakefield in 1460 |
| Where did Edward IV win a great victory against the Lancastrians that prompted him to add three suns to his coat of arms? | Mortimer's Cross (1461) |
| When does Edward IV become king of England? | When he enters London in 1461 |
| What famous battle was fought in a blizzard and was a victory for Edward? | Towton (1461) |
| What three castles did the Lancastrians take in 1461? | Alnwich, Bamburgh, Dunstanburgh |
| What causes Edward's falling out with the Earl of Warwick? | His marriage to Elizabeth Woodville, his support for Burgundy |
| What strategic marriage tied Burgundy to England while alienating Louis XI and Warwick? | Margaret of York (Edward's sister) and Duke Charles of Burgundy in 1465 |
| What two rebellions threatened Yorkist power and in what year? | The rebellions of Robin of Holderness (aimed to reinstate Henry Percy) in 1468 and Robin of Redesdale (led by William Conyers, one of Warwick's retainers) in 1469 |
| In which battle did the rebels led by William Conyers (Robin of Redesdale) defeat Edward's army? | The Battle of Edgecote (1469) |
| What battle ended in victory for Edward against a rebellion in Lincolnshire led by Warwick and the Duke of Clarence? | Losecote (1470) |
| What were the terms of the Treaty of Angers in 1470? | Henry VI would be king of England again, so long as his son, Edward Prince of Wales, married Warwick's daughter when he took the throne |
| What misjudgement cost Edward his throne in 1470? | Demoting John Neville despite his loyalty, driving him to join Warwick and Clarence |
| In which battle did Edward win a victory as the Earl of Oxford accidentally attacked Warwick, his ally? | Barnet (1471) |
| In which battle was Prince Edward of Wales killed and Margaret of Anjou captured? | Tewkesbury (1471) |
| What changes did Edward make in the second half of his reign? | Became less generous, creating less new barons and earldoms, used a new regional system to give authority to certain men, and was generally in a stronger position of power than before. |
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