Edward IV

• Pickering " Edwards first reign was a turbulent one, taht saw further civil war"
• Vergil " the whole realm was brought to ruin and decay"

The North

• Edward gave full military reponsibility to Warwick
• King Henry - in the north lacastrian supporters
  
• Edward PoWales - in Scotland
• Sastle of Alnwick and Bamburgh remianed Lancastrian
• Edward was lenient to the Beauforts and the Percy's - reversed attainders in 1461
• 1461 April - Marched to Durham - little resitance - Warwick regained Alnwick castle in Northumberland
• 1461 October - Pembroke castle was one by William Herbert - Jasper tudor + Exeter defeated in 1461 at Caernarvon
• 1462 - Anjou  invades from Scotland - supported by Percy defeated at Bamburgh  - flees to France
• 1463 - France signs a treaty with England - Stops supporting pretenders
• 1464 - Hedgley Moor and Hexham defetats Percy and Lancastrian resitance

1464 - passed 113 attainders after victory at Hexham

• Warwick gained huge amounts of terriotry - Duchy of lancaster + East and West Marches of Northumberland - giving him control of the North
• Wiliam Hastings was given powerful amounts of lands in the Midlands
• William Herbert became viceroy of Wales + granted many lands in south Wales
• John Neville  - given Kent + parts of South west England (Goodman saw him as "the most distingushed Military Commander in the War of the Roses"
• His death in 1463 passed lands onto Humphrey Stafford in 1463

Built up a powerbase of allies

• Herbert and Hastings were to prove highkly loyal
• However, Warwick gained an excessive amount of lands and power making him an Increased Threat

• 1464 1st may - married Elizabeth Woodville - kept Secret until september
• Pendrill " Major Mistake - Pickering "Irrisponsible and detrimental"
• No Political advantage through the Marriage
• In 1461 new French King made alliance possible with either France or Burgundy
• Scince 1463 treaty (which Warick Negotiated) Warick gained close Friendship with the king - began making plans for wedding French royal Family - collapsed due to Edwards marriage
•  Alliance with France - ended possible Lancastrian support + Powerful ally - also removed threat from Auld alliance
• Burgundy - Would gain support from being anti-French + excellent trade realtions
• Allied with Burgundy - Margret sister to Charles the Bold 1468

Woodvilles

• Herbert + Buckingham married Woodvilles
• Her Brother John married countess Norfolk
• Brother made Bishop + Earl rivers made Lord Treasurer
• However, Waricks brother George was made Bishop of York
• Policy allienated Warick but brought a new base of Powerful allies (However, disliked by nobility

Wawrick

• 1469 - Warwick had decided on Rebellion in leauge with Clarence
• Married Isabel Edwards neice in 1469 July
• Warick encouraged rising in Yorkshire in July
• As well issued a manifesto realsing the King from Poor Government
• arrived at Canterbury with an Army 16th July
• 26th July met at Edgecot against Herbert - Edward disperses support - and is Captured
• Warick excutes Earl Rivers and John Woodville
• Warick could not govern without the Kings Support and popular rebellions forced Wawrick to release Edward 
• Edward raised Forces and declared Warick and Clarence traitors - defeating their army in Liconshire
• Warick fled to France

Waricks Invasion

• 1470 - Warwick invaded England
• He gained the support of the French King Louis XI - reconcilated Anjou and Wawrick
• Warwick pledged to restore Henry
• Started a rebellion in yorkshire - forced king to move up north
• Warwick invades devon and seizes London - now a Lancastrian has signifcant support- such as Oxford and Montague
• Edwards allies desert him and he flees to Flanders
• Crowns Herny VI king in October 1470

Edwards Invasion

• The now alliance between France and England - pushed Burgundy to support Edward
• Charles supplies Edward 50,000 crowns
• Edward invades Yorkshire and meets Warwick at Barnet - Edward has 5,000 - Warwick 7,000 - However Clarence aids Edward with 12,000 in return for a pardon
• Edward takes London
• Warwick is killed

• 4th may 1471
• Edward PoW vs Edward IV
• Edward PoW signifcantly weaker than Edward
• is Defeated at Tewkesbury and is Killed
• Edward IV returns to London as King
• April 1471 murders Herny VI in the Tower

Edward now reigns as King Supreme without Lancastrian oppostion