Events for May 04May 4, 1471Wars of the Roses, The Battle of Tewkesbury, Edward IV defeats a Lancastrian Army and kills Edward, Prince of WalesRead MoreMay 4, 1658General George Monk proclaimed the Protectorate at Mercat Cross.Read MoreMay 4, 1773Thomas Burton (former MP for Ennis) met with the melancholy accident of being overturned in his chaise, by which he was killed on the spotRead MoreMay 4, 1699According to Jonathan Swifts book, Gullivers Travels, it was on this day that Lemuel Gulliver sets sail on board the Antelope from BristolRead More