Brewer's: King-maker

Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick; so called because, when he sided with Henry VI., Henry was king; but when he sided with Edward IV., Henry was deposed and Edward was king. He was killed at the battle of Barnet. (1420-1471.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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