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Death of Edward IV

Name: Death of Edward IV – England factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

England · Warfare / Wars of the Roses. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1471Date range

1Named people

1Places

Chronological records

1471

Edward IV21 May 1471

Tower of London · Warfare / Wars of the Roses

Death of Henry VI, assassinated, Edward reclaims the throne

Edward IV1471

Tower of London · Warfare / Wars of the Roses

Henry VI dies in the Tower & Edward reclaims the throne

Names involved

Edward IV

Provenance

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