Edward IV


noun
  1. 1442–83, king of England 1461–70, 1471–1483: 1st king of the house of York.

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Edward IV

noun
  1. 1442–83, king of England (1461–70; 1471–83); son of Richard, duke of York. He defeated Henry VI in the Wars of the Roses and became king (1461). In 1470 Henry was restored to the throne, but Edward recovered the crown by his victory at Tewkesbury

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