Ed·ward IV
/ˌedwəd ðə ˈfɔːθ/
/ˌedwərd ðə ˈfɔːrθ/
- (1442-83) the king of England from 1461 to 1470 and from 1471 to 1483. He was the son of Richard, Duke of York. In 1461 his army defeated the soldiers of Henry VI of the House of Lancaster. Edward had the support of the powerful Earl of Warwick, known as Warwick the Kingmaker, to whom he was related, but in 1470 he lost this support and also for a short time his throne (to Henry VI). After the defeat of Warwick and Henry in 1471, England had a period of great stability under Edward, who encouraged the development of art, music, etc. as well as the new science of printing.
爱德华四世：（1442-83）1461年至1470年和1471年至1483年的英格兰国王。他是约克公爵理查德的儿子。1461年，他的军队击败了兰开斯特宫的亨利六世的士兵。爱德华得到了与他有联系的强大的沃里克伯爵（被称为造王沃里克）的支持，但在1470年，他失去了这种支持，并在很短的时间内失去了他的王位（亨利六世）。在1471年沃里克（Warwick）和亨利（Henry）击败之后，英格兰在爱德华（Edward）的统治下有了一段稳定的时期，他鼓励艺术，音乐等的发展以及新的印刷科学。