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Edward V was born in 1470, the eldest son of
Edward IV and
Elizabeth Woodville. He ascended the throne at the age of twelve upon his father's death in April 1483, but reigned only two months before being deposed by his uncle,
Richard, Duke of Gloucester. England experienced very turbulent times in the second half of the fifteenth century, when the conflicts popularly known as the
Wars of the Roses took place between the houses of Lancaster and York.
The red and white roses are not thought to...
Published on April 21, 2010 01:46