184 Edward's Foreign Glory

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185 Edward the King

The 1470's were a marked contrast to the 1460's; a decade of complete calm, of control and authority. How did Edward do it?<hr>

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186 The King is Alive!

It was critical that the heir to the throne, the young Edward, was tutored and governed to be brought up to be a successful king - and so Rivers was given the job, in Ludlow on the Welsh borders, and there was time. Then in 1483 the king fell ill.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-si ...  Show more

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