Edward IV: A Source Book

by Dockray, Keith

• ISBN13: 9780750919425
• ISBN10: 0750919426
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-04-01
• Publisher: Trafalgar Square

Summary

Edward IV (1461-83), so often overshadowed by his younger brother and eventual successor Richard III is a controversial figure in his own right. Was he a lazy and licentious lightweight who much preferred his mistresses to his misters and had little taste for the arduous day-to-day businsess of government? Or was he, rather, a wise and successful monarch who laid the foundations for over a century of Tudor rule? This documentary study presents contemporary and near-contemporary sources for Edward IV and his reign, enabling the reader to appreciate why the king's reputation has fluctuated so markedly.

Author Biography

Keith Dockray was formerly Senior Lecturer in Medieval and Early Modern History at the University of Huddersfield.

Table of Contents

Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction: Sources and Historiography
Edward IV: the Man and the King	p. 1
Edward IV, the Lancastrians and the Establishment of the Yorkist Dynasty	p. 16
Edward IV, the Nevilles and the New Yorkists, 1461-69	p. 29
Edward IV, the Woodvilles and the Court, 1461-69	p. 40
Edward IV, France and Burgundy, 1461-69	p. 53
Edward IV, Warwick the Kingmaker and the Readeption of Henry VI, 1469-71	p. 64
Edward IV, Lancastrian Failure and Yorkist Revival, 1471	p. 81
Edward IV, Clarence and the Court, 1471-83	p. 95
Edward IV, Gloucester and Scotland, 1471-83	p. 110
Edward IV, Burgundy and France, 1471-83	p. 119
Edward IV, Governance and Government	p. 131
Edward IV, Death and Political Legacy	p. 143
Bibliography	p. 148
Index	p. 151
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