[Illustration: RICHARD'S SIGNATURE.] Richard continued in this state of pupilage in some of the castles belonging to the family from the time that his brother began to reign until he was about fourteen years of age. Edward, the king, was then twenty-four, and Clarence about seventeen. CHAPTER V. WARWICK, THE KING-MAKER. A.D. 1461-1468 Situation of Richard under the reign of his brother.--Strange vicissitudes in the life of Margaret.--Representatives of the house of York.--Margaret.--Value of a marriageable young lady.--Warwick becomes Edward's prime minister.--The three great parties.--The fortunes of Margaret of Anjou.--She escapes to France.--A new expedition planned.--Margaret is defeated and compelled to fly.--She encounters great dangers at sea.--The king concealed.--The king is made prisoner, and sent to the Tower.--Brutal punishments.--Great exasperation of the combatants.--Account of Elizabeth Woodville.--Edward's first interview with her.--The secret marriage.--The marriage gradually revealed.--Indignation of the Earl of Warwick.--Ancient portrait of Edward IV.--Portrait of Queen Elizabeth Woodville.--George and Richard.--The queen is publicly acknowledged.--Various difficulties and entanglements resulting from this marriage.--Jealousy against the queen's family and relations.--Situation of Henry and his family.--Margaret of York.--Plans and manoeuvres in respect to Margaret's marriage.--Count Charles carries the day.--Vexation of Warwick.--Progress of the quarrel.--A temporary reconciliation.--A new marriage scheme.--Edward displeased.--He fails of preventing the marriage.--The ceremony performed at Calais. Richard's brother, Edward the Fourth, began to reign when Richard was about eight or nine years of age. His reign continued--with a brief interruption, which will be hereafter explained--for twenty years; so that, for a very important period of his life, after he arrived at some degree of maturity, namely, from the time that he was fourteen to the time that he was thirty, Richard was one of his brother's subjects. He was a prince, it is true, and a prince of the very highest rank--the next person but one, in fact, in the line of succession to the crown. His brother George, the Duke of Clarence, of course, being older than he, came before him; but both the young men, though princes, were subjects. They were under their brother Edward's authority, and bound to serve and obey him as their rightful sovereign; next to him, however, they were the highest personages in the realm. George was, from this time, generally called Clarence, and Richard, Gloucester.