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It is an official declaration that describes why the Parliament had found (the year before) that the marriage of Edward IV of England to Elizabeth Woodville had been invalid, why consequently their children were illegitimate (and, therefore, debarred from the throne), why in the end Richard III was the rightful king. Edward IV (April 28, 1442 – April 9, 1483) was King of England from March 4, 1461 to April 9, 1483, with a break of a few months in the period 1470-1471. ... Elizabeth Woodville or Wydville (c. ... Richard III (2 October 1452 – 22 August 1485) was the King of England from 1483 until his death and the last king from the House of York. ...

The act was repealed by the first parliament of the new king, Henry VII, who had ordered all copies of it (and all related documents) to be destroyed without being read. So well were his orders carried out that only one print has ever been found: It was included in the Croyland Chronicle, where it was discovered by Sir George Buck during the reign of James I. Henry VII (January 28, 1457 – April 21, 1509), King of England, Lord of Ireland (August 22, 1485 – April 21, 1509), was the founder of the Tudor dynasty. ... The Croyland Chronicle (or Crowland Chronicle) is an important, if not always reliable, primary source for English medieval history, in particular the late 15th century. ... Sir George Buck (died 1622) was an antiquarian who served as Master of the Revels to King James I of England. ... James VI of Scots and I of England (Charles James) (19 June 1566–27 March 1625) was a King who ruled over England, Scotland and Ireland, and was the first Sovereign to reign in the three realms simultaneously. ...

See also

• Full original text of the act from Wikisource