Editing Richard III of England (section)

===1475 invasion of France===
At least in part resentful of King Louis XI's previous support of his Lancastrian opponents, and possibly in support of his brother-in-law Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, Edward went to parliament in October 1472 for funding a military campaign,{{sfnp|Ross|1974|p=206}} and eventually landed in [[Calais]] on 4 July 1475.{{sfnp|Ross|1974|p=223}} Richard's was the largest private contingent of his army.{{sfnp|Grant|1993|p=116}} Although well known to have publicly been against the eventual treaty signed with Louis XI at [[Treaty of Picquigny|Picquigny]] (and absent from the negotiations, in which one of his rank would have been expected to take a leading role),{{sfnp|Ross|1981|p=34}} he acted as Edward's witness when the king instructed his delegates to the French court,{{sfnp|Ross|1974|p=230}} and received 'some very fine presents' from Louis on a visit to the French king at [[Amiens]].{{sfnp|Ross|1974|p=233}} In refusing other gifts, which included 'pensions' in the guise of 'tribute', he was joined only by [[Cardinal Bourchier]].{{sfnp|Hampton|1975|p=10}} He supposedly disapproved of Edward's policy of personally benefiting—politically and financially—from a campaign paid for out of a parliamentary grant, and hence out of public funds.{{sfnp|Ross|1981|p=34}} Any military prowess was therefore not to be revealed further until the last years of Edward's reign.{{sfnp|Horrox|2013}}