ABSTRACT
The Yorkist dynasty had not brought the peace which it promised in 1461. Lancastrian, or rather Neville, rule hung only by a thread. Edward was not the one to lose heart. Charles of Burgundy had pretended to receive him coldly, but secretly, thanks to the Duchess Margaret, he agreed to help him. In the dark of Easter Eve Edward led his men close to the enemy as they lay near Barnet, and all night Warwick's guns bombarded what they vainly imagined was the enemy, who lay far nearer than they thought. Edward's brother Gloucester was anxious to marry Anne Beauchamp, daughter of the King-maker and widow of Edward Prince of Wales, much to the indignation of Clarence, who counted on securing the whole Neville inheritance. Edward's financial policy was that of the careful and not over-principled merchant. Thus did the middle age in England close down on the field of Bos worth.
