Edward IV

Drawing together both recent research and original sources, this concise and accessible biography reassesses the debates surrounding the life of King Edward IV. Edward IV remains essential reading for all students of late medieval England, the Wars of the Roses and all those interested in the history of monarchy more broadly.

List of contents

List of Figures
Genealogies
Chronology
1. Introduction
2. The Making of a King
3. The Establishment of Edward's Rule, 1461-5
4. Foreign Policy, the King's Marriage and the Break with Warwick
5. Crisis, Exile and Return, 1468-71
6. Re-establishing the Regime, 1471-5
7. The Final Years, 1475-83
8. Edwardian Government
9. Edward: Man and Monarchy
10. The End of the Reign
11. Conclusion
Index

About the author

Hannes Kleineke is the Section Editor of the 1461-1504 Commons section of the History of Parliament. He has published widely in the political, parliamentary, and administrative history of late medieval England. Among his major publications are his contributions to the History of Parliament: The Commons 1422-61 (2020), The Yorkist Age (2013), and, most recently, a series of calendars of the previously unpublished Pardon Rolls from 1461-1509 (2019-24).

Product details

• Authors: Hannes Kleineke, Kleineke Hannes
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.08.2025
• EAN: 9781032604367
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3260436-7
• No. of pages: 316
• Series: Routledge Historical Biographies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; European History, HISTORY / General, Social & cultural history, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Medieval History, British & Irish history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Diplomacy, Social and cultural history, History and Archaeology, Biography: historical, political and military, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, Classic and pre-20th century plays, Shakespeare Plays, Later 15th century c 1450 to c 1499