348 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

348 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

348 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Drawing together both recent research and original sources, this concise and accessible biography reassesses the debates surrounding the life of King Edward IV. The reign of King Edward IV occupies a pivotal place in late medieval English history, marking the transition from a medieval to a renaissance monarchy, yet there has been much controversy over the King's character. Was Edward a vain... Read more

List of Figures

Genealogies

Chronology

 

1. Introduction

 

2. The Making of a King

 

3. The Establishment of Edward’s Rule, 1461–5

 

4. Foreign Policy, the King’s Marriage and the Break with Warwick

 

5. Crisis, Exile and Return, 1468–71

 

6. Re-establishing the Regime, 1471–5

 

7. The Final Years, 1475–83

 

8. Edwardian Government

 

9. Edward: Man and Monarchy

 

10. The End of the Reign

 

11. Conclusion

 

Index

Biography

Hannes Kleineke is the Section Editor of the 1461–1504 Commons section of the History of Parliament. He has published widely in the political, parliamentary, and administrative history of late medieval England. Among his major publications are his contributions to the History of Parliament: The Commons 1422–61 (2020), The Yorkist Age (2013), and, most recently, a series of calendars of the previously unpublished Pardon Rolls from 1461–1509 (2019–24).