Timeline of the Kings and Queens of England
The House of York 1461 -1470 1471 -1485

King Edward IV 1461 -1470, 1471 - 1483
King Edward V 1483 - 1483
King Richard III 1483 - 1485
King Edward IV 1461 -1470, 1471 - 1483
Age 19-41
Great-great-great-grandson of Edward III
Married Elizabeth (English)
Nine children
Buried in Windsor Castle.
Came to the throne in 1461 after defeating Henry Vl at the Battle of Towton, in Yorkshire. He was just 19 years old. Tried to bring peace to the country.
During his reign the first printing press was established in Westminster by William Caxton.
King Edward V 1483 - 1483
Age 12
Son of Edward IV
Murdered in the Tower of London
Now buried in Westminster Abbey.
Elder son of Edward IV. He reigned for only two months. He and his brother Richard were murdered in the Tower of London. He was only about 12 years old when he died.
Tower of London
King Richard III 1483 - 1485
Age 31-33
Younger brother of Edward IV
Married Anne (English)
One child
Killed in battle 1485
Buried in Greyfriars Church, Leicester.
Prime suspect to the suspected murders of the two princes, Edward and Richard.
He was killed in battle against Henry Tudor (Henry VII) ending the Wars of the Roses. He was the last English King to die on the Battlefield.

1066 - 1154 The Normans
1154 - 1399 Plantagenets
1399 - 1461 The House of Lancaster
1461 - 1485 The House of York
1485 -1603 The Tudors
1603 - 1649 and 1660 - 1714 The Stuarts
1714 -1901 The House of Hanovarians
1901 -1910 and 1910 - Today Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and The Windsors