Edward IV (king from 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 minsters and had little taste for the arduous day-to-day business 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 by the author of Richard III in the same series. 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. and provides and indispensible compendium for all who wish to enter the political world of Yorkist England.

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Keith Dockray was formerly a senior examiner in medieval history and early modern history at the University of Huddersfield.

Peter Hammond is a medieval historian and leading authority on the reign of Richard III. For thirty years. he was the research officer of the Richard III Society and is currently a vice president of the society. He is probably best known for his books The Battles of Barnet and Tewkesbury and Food and Feast in Medieval England. With Dr Anne Sutton. he wrote The Coronation of Richard III: The Extant Documents and Richard III: The Road to Bosworth Field. As an editor. he has compiled a new edition of Historic Doubts on the Life of Richard the Third by Horace Walpole. He has also written and contributed to many other books and magazines on medieval and local history.

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