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Legendary card · History
Edward IV, a Legendary card
Edward IV was King of England from 4 March 1461 to 3 October 1470, then again from 11 April 1471 until he died in 1483.
- Rarity
- Legendary
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 77
- DEF
- 97
- Power
- 174
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 1,100,000
Power 174 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Edward IV quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Edward IV card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
After defeating Lancastrian armies at Mortimer's Cross and Towton in early 1461, he deposed King Henry VI and took the ______.
Answer
throne. After defeating Lancastrian armies at Mortimer's Cross and Towton in early 1461, he deposed King Henry VI and took the throne. From the Edward IV article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Edward inherited the Yorkist claim to the throne at the age of eighteen when his father, Richard, Duke of York, was killed at the Battle of Wakefield in December ____.
Answer
1460s. Edward inherited the Yorkist claim to the throne at the age of eighteen when his father, Richard, Duke of York, was killed at the Battle of Wakefield in December 1460. From the Edward IV article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
American Revolution. American Revolution 94 · 2011 Liberian general election 86 · Monroe Doctrine 82 · Edward IV 77 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- A member of the House of York, he was a central figure in the Wars of the Roses, a series of civil wars in England fought between the Yorkist and Lancastrian factions between 1455 and 1487.
- Edward inherited the Yorkist claim to the throne at the age of eighteen when his father, Richard, Duke of York, was killed at the Battle of Wakefield in December 1460.
- After defeating Lancastrian armies at Mortimer's Cross and Towton in early 1461, he deposed King Henry VI and took the throne.
Why it is Legendary
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Edward IV article was read about 1,100,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 77 and blocks with 97: each hit it takes is cut by 39 %.
How to get Edward IV
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Edward IV (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Lucas Horenbout, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
