King Edward IV Greetings Card

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Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

King Edward IV NPG D19838

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Gaillard, after J. Robert

The first Yorkist King of England. Edward was the son of Richard, Duke of York and great grandson of Edward III. Following his father's death in 1460, Edward defeated Henry VI's Lancastrian supporters at a decisive battle in the ongoing Wars of the Roses and was crowned king in 1461. Edward's unpopular marriage in 1464 to a commoner, Elizabeth Woodville, alienated his staunchest supporter, the Earl of Warwick, who staged an invasion with Henry VI's queen, Margaret of Anjou,... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.

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