edwardslovelyelizabeth: On this day in history, 28th April 1442 - Birth of Edward IV at Rouen, Norma
edwardslovelyelizabeth:On this day in history, 28th April 1442 - Birth of Edward IV at Rouen, Normandy. Edward was the son of Richard Plantagent, 3rd Duke of York, and Cecily Neville, and was King of England from 1461 to 1470, until he was overthrown by the Earl of Warwick who restored Henry VI, and then from 1471 to his death in 1483. Edward IV was married to Elizabeth Woodville, who was the first commoner to be crowned Queen of England, and had 10 children with her, amongst them ‘The Princes in the Tower’ and Elizabeth of York, Queen-consort to Henry VII. Edward IV was the first Yorkist King of England, as well as the only king of England that has been restored to power after an overthrow. His royal motto was modus et ordo, or “method and order”. -- source link
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