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* Literature/TheWarsOfTheRosesQuartet is a series of novels by Eleanor Fairburn from the point of view of Edward's long-suffering, formidable mother Cecily of York, who is proud of her son but also well-aware of her son's self-destructive habits.
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The rest of his reign was relatively uneventful, with the exception of skirmishes with France and Scotland and Edward's decision to have his brother George executed, [[https://youtu.be/QjveCvqxiRo widely reported have been done via drowning in a vat of malmsey wine]] but other historians argue that this was a rumor based on a joke Edward made. Some of the same sources that told the tale of the wine also reported rumors that Elizabeth and Edward were spooked by a prophecy that he would be succeeded by a man whose name started with G, which could have applied to George or Richard of Gloucester.
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The rest of his reign was relatively uneventful, with the exception of skirmishes with France and Scotland and Edward's decision to have his brother George executed, [[https://youtu.be/QjveCvqxiRo widely reported have been done via drowning in a vat of malmsey wine]] but other historians argue that this was a rumor based on a joke Edward made. Some of the same sources that told the tale of the wine also reported rumors that Elizabeth and Edward were spooked by a prophecy that he would be succeeded by a man whose name started with G, which could have applied to George '''G'''eorge or Richard of Gloucester.'''G'''loucester.
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* Edward is the main character in Amy Licence's Literature/HouseOfYorkSeries and is portrayed as an idealistic young warrior with a weakness for women.
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See UsefulNotes/TheHouseOfPlantagenet for more information on Edward's tangled family tree.
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See UsefulNotes/TheHouseOfPlantagenet for more information on Edward's tangled family tree.TangledFamilyTree.
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The Duke of York’s determination to press his claim to the throne resulted in his death in battle and the subsequent murder of Edward’s younger brother Edmund. Upon his father’s death, Edward took up the Yorkist claim and with the mentorship of his cousin, [[TheKingmaker Warwick]], proved to be a brilliant military commander, despite still being in his teens. Edward was crowned king, and he soundly defeated the Lancastrians at the Battle of Towton, to this day still the bloodiest battle fought on English soil.
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The Duke of York’s determination to press his claim to the throne resulted in his death in battle and the subsequent murder of Edward’s younger brother Edmund. Upon his father’s death, Edward took up the Yorkist claim and with the mentorship of his cousin, [[TheKingmaker Warwick]], proved to be a brilliant military commander, despite still being in his teens. Edward was crowned king, and he [[YoungConqueror soundly defeated the Lancastrians Lancastrians]] at the Battle of Towton, to this day still the bloodiest battle fought on English soil.
