Edward V of England

Edward V was king of England from April to June 1483. His uncle Richard, Duke of Gloucester, took the throne after Edward and his younger brother were confined in the Tower of London and disappeared.

Richard III of England: Richard III was king of England from 1483 to 1485, after taking the throne from his nephew Edward V. Edward’s uncle displaced him and became king after the brothers were confined in the Tower.
Edward IV of England: Edward IV was king of England from 1461 to 1470 and again from 1471 until his death in 1483. His death made his twelve-year-old son Edward V king and triggered a struggle over the regency.
Protectorate of Richard, Duke of Gloucester: The protectorate was Richard of Gloucester’s temporary authority over England during Edward V’s minority in 1483. Richard’s control as protector provided the political setting for Edward’s confinement and displacement.
Richard III’s usurpation: Richard III’s usurpation was his seizure of the English throne from Edward V in 1483. It converted Edward’s short accession into a contested transfer of power.
Elizabeth Woodville: Elizabeth Woodville was queen consort of England as the wife of Edward IV and mother of Edward V. She tried to protect her younger son by claiming sanctuary after Edward IV’s death.
Wars of the Roses: The Wars of the Roses were a series of English dynastic conflicts between the houses of Lancaster and York. Edward inherited a throne shaped by the Yorkist-Lancastrian struggle.
Princes in the Tower: The Princes in the Tower were Edward V and his brother Richard of York, who disappeared after being lodged in the Tower of London in 1483. Their confinement and disappearance mark the end of Edward’s public life.
Battle of Bosworth Field: The Battle of Bosworth Field was the 1485 battle in which Henry Tudor defeated and killed Richard III. Richard’s defeat ended the regime that had displaced Edward and opened the way for the Tudors.
Richard, Duke of York: Richard, Duke of York, was the younger brother of Edward V, confined with him in the Tower of London in 1483. His disappearance alongside Edward gave rise to the name Princes in the Tower.
House of York: The House of York was a branch of the Plantagenet dynasty that claimed the English throne during the Wars of the Roses. Edward belonged to the dynasty whose hold on the throne Richard III’s accession overturned.

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Edward IVBroader topic: His brief accession exposed the unresolved succession after Edward's death.