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The YorkistsEdward IVEdward IV (reigned 1461-70 and 1471-83) was able to restore order, despite the temporary return of Henry VI (reigned 1470-71) supported by the Earl of Warwick, 'the Kingmaker', who had previously supported Edward. Edward also made peace with France. He died in 1483.Edward V, Richard IIIEdward IV's 12-year-old son succeeded him as Edward V (reigned April-June 1483). The boy's uncle, Richard, who had a strong power base in the north, was made Protector. In response to an alleged attempt by Elizabeth Woodville, Edward's mother, to take power, Richard seized Edward and later assumed the throne as Richard III (reigned 1483-85). Edward V and his brother were declared illegitimate and were probably murdered in the Tower. In 1485 Henry Tudor (a direct descendant of John of Gaunt, one of Edward III's younger sons) landed at Milford Haven, claimed the throne, and then defeated Richard at the Battle of Bosworth. |
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