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  1. historytheinterestingbits.com › 2015/11/07Constance of York, the Rebel Countess – History… the ...

    Nov 7, 2015 · In February 1405, during Owain Glyn Dwr‘s rebellion, Constance became involved in the plot to abduct Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March from Windsor Castle. March had the greatest claim to the throne of all Henry IV’s rivals, being descended from Edward III’s second surviving son, Lionel of Antwerp.

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      She was the second of 3 children born to Edmund of Langley,...

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      The alliance was sealed in the time-honoured fashion, and...

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      Constance of York was born around 1374, possibly at...

  2. thehistoryjar.com › 2019/12/28 › constance-of-yorkConstance of York - The History Jar

    Dec 28, 2019 · In 1405 Constance who had attained a position as governess to her Mortimer relations (Edmund Mortimer the young 5th Earl of March and rightful king in the eyes of many and his younger brother) absconded with them from Windsor to take them to their uncle in Wales.The refugees were recaptured a week later and the Earl of March found himself in ...

  3. rootsofmyroots.blogspot.com › 2014 › 08Notes On: Constance Plantagenet (aka Constance of York)

    Aug 20, 2014 · In February 1405, during the rebellion of Owain Glyndŵr, Constance herself instigated a plot to abduct the young Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, and his brother, Roger Mortimer, from Windsor Castle, apparently intending to deliver the young Earl, who had the best claim to the throne of any of Henry IV's rivals, to his uncle Sir Edmund ...

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  4. www.royalline.uk › people › constance-of-yorkConstance of York, Countess of Gloucester | RoyalLine.uk

    Constance was implicated in a separate plot to abduct Edmund Mortimer from Windsor Castle in 1405, which led to the temporary imprisonment of her brother, Edward. Following her husband’s death, Constance received a life interest in most of his lands and custody of their son.

  5. thehistoryjar.com › tag › constance-of-yorkConstance of York | The History Jar

    Dec 28, 2019 · Five years later Constance made an attempt to rescue Edmund and Roger Mortimer from Windsor and take them to Wales where their uncle Edmund Mortimer had now joined with Owen Glyn Dwr (Glendower) in a bid to depose Henry IV.

  6. thehistoryjar.com › 2019/12/07 › plantagenetPlantagenet: Clarence, Holland, Mortimer - York | The History Jar

    Dec 7, 2019 · Five years later Constance made an attempt to rescue Edmund and Roger Mortimer from Windsor and take them to Wales where their uncle Edmund Mortimer had now joined with Owen Glyn Dwr (Glendower) in a bid to depose Henry IV. They made it to Cheltenham before Henry’s men recaptured them.

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  8. themortimersblog.wordpress.com › 2016/12/02 › sirSir Edmund Mortimer & the aftermath of the Battle of Bryn ...

    Dec 2, 2016 · This Edmund duly did from his birthplace and Mortimer fortress of Ludlow Castle raising men from Herefordshire and Mortimer held Maelienydd before meeting Glyn Dwr in battle at Bryn Glas near Pilleth in Wales on June 22nd 1402. It was a crushing defeat for the English.