"Edward appeared to be merely a dissolute young soldier, caring only for fighting and, when fighting was done, for wine, women, and pageantry. Beneath this pleasure-loving exterior (which won him much popularity) was hidden the ruthlessness of a Renaissance despot and the strong-willed ability of a statesman."
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Edward IV of England
Edward IV (28 April 1442 – 9 April 1483) was King of England from 4 March 1461 to 3 October 1470, then again from 11 April 1471 until his death in 1483. He was a central figure in the Wars of the Roses, a series of civil wars in England fought between the Yorkist and Lancastrian factions between 1455 and 1487.
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