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Edward IV n
(Biographies / Edward IV (1442-1483) M, English, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) 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 ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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All that troubled him but little; and he gave a warm reception every evening to the wine of the royal vintage of Chaillot, without a suspicion that several flasks of that same wine (somewhat revised and corrected, it is true, by Doctor Coictier), cordially offered to Edward IV. King Edward (we are not told which among the monarchs of that name, but, from his temper and habits, we may suppose Edward IV. |
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