Syphilis existed in medieval Europe, and it caused the death of England’s King Edward IV. That’s the surprising argument of Smith College scholar Marylynn Salmon, just published in The Medieval Globe, ...

His death on February 18, 1478, followed his conviction for treason against his older brother, Edward IV of England. George, who never held the throne, could have become just a footnote in history ...

Elizabeth and Edward IV married in secret, attracting the ire of the king's advisors and most of the court Public domain When Elizabeth Woodville died in 1492, she was buried with little of the ...

However, rather than facing one enemy, Edward IV faced two: Warwick and Anjou. After returning to England, he rallied enough troops and, on Easter Sunday, defeated an army led by Warwick at Barnet.

The remains were believed, but never proved, to be those of the two brothers — heir to the throne Edward, 12, and Richard, 9, the sons of King Edward IV of England, who were reputedly murdered ...

Margaret Kekewich, Edward IV, William Caxton, and Literary Patronage in Yorkist England, The Modern Language Review, Vol. 66, No. 3 (Jul., 1971), pp. 481-487 ...

The remains were believed, but never proved, to be those of the two brothers – heir to the throne Edward, 12, and Richard, 9, the sons of King Edward IV of England, who were reputedly murdered ...