Edward IV

American  

noun

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

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Edward IV British  

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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Example Sentences

In Josephine Tey’s masterpiece “The Daughter of Time,” Inspector Alan Grant passes a long bed-bound convalescence by reassessing the evidence that Richard III murdered the two sons of Edward IV, the “Princes in the Tower.”

From Washington Post • Mar. 24, 2020

We learn that John Alec Baker was born in 1927, in Chelmsford, and attended the King Edward IV Grammar School.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 17, 2017

In April 1483 Edward IV died leaving his 12-year-old son, also called Edward, as heir.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2012

Cersei Lannister, Robert’s ambitious, conniving widow, is thought by many to have been inspired by the hot-headed Margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI, the king Edward IV helped depose.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2012

—Sir John Kyme is said to have married a daughter of Edward IV.

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 89, July 12, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. by Various