Cassell's History of England, Vol. 2 (of 8) From the Wars of the Roses to the Great Rebellion
CHAPTER II.
REIGN OF EDWARD IV.
The Battle of Towton--Edward's Coronation--Henry escapes to Scotland--The Queen seeks aid in France--Battle of Hexham--Henry made Prisoner--Confined in the Tower--Edward marries Lady Elizabeth Grey--Advancement of her Relations--Attacks on the Family of the Nevilles--Warwick negotiates with France--Marriage of Margaret, the King's Sister, to the Duke of Burgundy--Marriage of the Duke of Clarence with a Daughter of Warwick--Battle of Banbury--Rupture between the King and his Brother--Rebellion of Clarence and Warwick--Clarence and Warwick flee to France--Warwick proposes to restore Henry VI.--Marries Edward, Prince of Wales, to his Daughter, Lady Ann Neville--Edward IV.'s reckless Dissipation--Warwick and Clarence invade England--Edward expelled--His return to England--Battle of Barnet--Battle of Tewkesbury, and ruin of the Lancastrian Cause--Rivalry of Clarence and Gloucester--Edward's Futile Intervention in Foreign Politics--Becomes a Pensioner of France--Death of Clarence--Expedition to Scotland--Death and Character of the King 17