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Elizabeth of York (11 February 1466 – 11 February 1503) was Queen of England from her marriage to King Henry VII on 18 January 1486 until her death in 1503.
Jul 15, 2019 · Elizabeth of York (February 11, 1466–February 11, 1503) was a key figure in Tudor history and in the Wars of the Roses. She was the daughter of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville; Queen of England and Queen Consort of Henry VII; and the mother of Henry VIII, Mary Tudor, and Margaret Tudor, the only woman in history to have been daughter ...
- Jone Johnson Lewis
From her precarious childhood to her life in captivity to her devastating end, Elizabeth of York's dark life story was one for the ages. 1. She Grew Up In Chaotic Times. Elizabeth of York was born at Westminster, the first child of King Edward IV and Queen Elizabeth Woodville.
Mary Tudor (born March 1495/96—died June 24, 1533, Westhorpe, Suffolk, Eng.) was an English princess, the third wife of King Louis XII of France; she was the sister of England’s King Henry VIII (ruled 1509–47) and the grandmother of Lady Jane Grey, who was titular queen of England for nine days in 1553.
Jul 1, 2012 · Elizabeth of York was the daughter of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville. Born into one of the houses caught in the struggle that would later so eloquently be called 'The Wars of the Roses', one would think that she had a difficult childhood.
Apr 8, 2022 · Elizabeth of York was the eldest daughter of the Yorkist king Edward IV, sister of the princes in the Tower, and niece of Richard III. Her marriage to Henry VII was hugely popular, for the union of the white rose of York and the red rose of Lancaster was seen as bringing peace after years of dynastic war. She may not have sought the limelight ...
It’s a privilege to live and work here – the Abbey really is the heart of the country and its history. Henry VII’s coronation took place in October 1485. He and his wife Elizabeth were the first monarchs to be buried in the Abbey’s Lady Chapel.
