on-this-day-in-history:On the day in history.28 April 1442.King Edward IV was born..Edward’s achieve
on-this-day-in-history:On the day in history.28 April 1442.King Edward IV was born..Edward’s achievements,..◼ An extremely capable & daring military commander, Edward crushed the House of Lancaster in a series of spectacular military victories, during the war of the roses; he was never defeated on the field of battle..◼ Despite his occasional (if serious) political setbacks – usually at the hands of his great Machiavellian rival, Louis XI of France – Edward was a popular & very able king. While he lacked foresight & was at times cursed by bad judgement, he possessed an uncanny understanding of his most useful subjects, & the vast majority of those who served him remained unwaveringly loyal until his death..◼ Domestically, Edward’s reign saw the restoration of law & order in England (indeed, his royal motto was modus et ordo, or “method & order”). The latter days of Henry VI’s government had been marked by a general breakdown in law & order, as well as a sizeable increase in both piracy & banditry..◼ Interestingly, Edward was also a shrewd & successful businessman & merchant, heavily investing in several corporations within the City of London. .◼ During the reign of Henry there had been corruption in the exchequer. Edward made his household gain more control over finances & even investigated old records to see payments had been made. Documents of the exchequer show him sending letters threatening officials if they did not pay money. His properties earned large amounts of money for the crown...#OnThisDayInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #TheYear1442 #d28apr #EdwardIV #KingEdwardIV #EdwardIVofEngland #KingofEngland #houseofyork #houseofplantagenet #Plantagenet #Plantagenets #History #RoyaltyinArt #EnglishMonarchy #BritishMonarchy -- source link
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