Edward IV's sudden death on 9 April 1483 triggered the political crisis that led within weeks to the usurpation of Richard III, the imprisonment of the princes, and ultimately the Buckingham rebellion and Tudor invasion. The speed with which the Yorkist regime destabilised after Edward's death illustrated how dependent it had been on his personal authority.
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