The Life of Edward IV

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gptkbp:instanceOf historical biography
gptkbp:author Charles_Ross
gptkbp:contribution Study of military strategies
Analysis of noble families
Cultural reflections of the time
Examination of succession crises
Exploration of marriage alliances
Insights into royal politics
Impact_on_English_monarchy
gptkbp:critical_reception Well-received by historians
gptkbp:drawings Maps
gptkbp:focus Wars of the Roses
gptkbp:genre history
gptkbp:historical_significance Understanding the Plantagenet dynasty
gptkbp:historicalContext 15th century England
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Life of Edward IV
gptkbp:influence Historiography of the Wars of the Roses
gptkbp:influenced Religious texts
Political pamphlets
Literature of the period
Chroniclers of the time
Art and culture of the time
Noble family histories
Social structures of the 15th century
Contemporary_accounts
Royal_decrees
Tudor_historiography
gptkbp:ISBN 978-0300057364
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:notable_event Battle of Towton
Death of Edward IV
Coronation of Edward IV
Marriage_to_Elizabeth_Woodville
Reign_of_Edward_IV
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Richard_III
gptkb:Henry_VI_of_England
gptkb:Margaret_of_Anjou
George, Duke of Clarence
gptkbp:notableQuote "I am a king, and I will be a king."
"The crown is a heavy burden."
"A king must be wise and just."
"Loyalty is the foundation of my reign."
"Peace is better than war."
gptkbp:pageCount 368
gptkbp:publishedBy 1993
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Yale_University_Press
gptkbp:relatedPatent The Wars of the Roses
Edward_IV:_The_King_Who_Made_England
gptkbp:researchField Medieval history
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Edward_IV_of_England