Was King Edward IV of England a good king?

Edward IV was a great military leader and also brought stability to England after the disorder of the reign of Henry VI. He reigned during 1461-70 and again 1471–83. The reign of Henry VI had been tumultuous with civil rebellions and aristocratic plottings. read more

Edward IV was an honest and reliable monarch, and his subjects came to view him as a new kind of King. He came to the throne after the battles at Mortimer’s Cross and Towton in the Spring of 1461; in both of which he defeated the Lancastrian armies raised by his cousins who had their own designs on the throne. read more

King Edward IV of England was a very daring and competent military commander. He was never defeated on the battlefield and had a series of splendid victories against the House of Lancaster whom he crushed. read more