Historedia
Person

Edward IV

Events
4
Episodes
8
Years
1461–1478

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Edward IV, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. The Yorkist triumph of 1461: Mortimer's Cross to Edward IV's coronation

    1461

    Role: Yorkist claimant and King of England

    1. 2 February 1461 · Kingsland, HerefordshireBattle of Mortimer's Cross

      Edward defeats Lancastrian forces under Owen and Jasper Tudor in Herefordshire.

    2. 17 February 1461 · St Albans, HertfordshireSecond Battle of St Albans

      Warwick's army is defeated, and Margaret of Anjou recovers Henry VI.

  2. Battles of Losecoat Field and Nibley Green

    1470

    Role: Yorkist King

    1. 12 March 1470 · Tickencote WarrenBattle of Losecoat Field

      Yorkist forces defeated the Welles Uprising near Tickencote Warren, resulting in the exile of Warwick and Clarence.

    2. 20 March 1470 · North NibleyBattle of Nibley Green

      Private armies of Talbot and Berkeley clashed near North Nibley, marking the last such feudal engagement in England.

  3. Readeption of Henry VI

    1470

    Role: Deposed King of England

    1. 1470 · LondonWarwick's Entry into London

      Warwick entered London in triumph following Edward IV's flight from the country in 1470.

    2. 1470 · EnglandOfficial Recognition of Readeption

      Official documents began referring to the new period as the first year of Henry VI's readeption.

  4. Execution of George, Duke of Clarence

    1478

    Role: King and prosecutor

    1. 1478 · Tower of LondonConviction for Treason

      Clarence was imprisoned and found guilty of treason against Edward IV via a bill of attainder.

    2. 18 February 1478 · Tower of LondonExecution at the Tower

      Clarence was privately executed at the Tower of London on 18 February 1478, reportedly drowned in wine.

Sources

  1. Edward IV Wikipedia
  2. Battle of Losecoat Field Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21
  3. Readeption of Henry VI Wikipedia
  4. George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence Wikipedia