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   Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers KG (c. 1440 – 25 June 1483), was an English nobleman, courtier, bibliophile and writer. He was the brother of Queen Elizabeth Woodville who married King Edward IV. He was one of the leading members of the Woodville family, which came to prominence during the reign of King Edward IV.

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   Apr 4, 2024 · Died: June 25, 1483. Political Affiliation: house of York. Role In: Wars of the Roses. Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers (born c. 1440—died June 25, 1483) was an English noble, a leading supporter of his brother-in-law, the Yorkist king Edward IV. Anthony and his father, Sir Richard Woodville (afterward 1st Earl Rivers), fought for the ...

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   Jun 25, 2015 · 1483: Anthony Woodville, Earl Rivers | Executed Today. Posted on 25 June, 2015 by Headsman. On this date in 1483, Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers, was beheaded with his nephew Sir Richard Grey and royal chamberlain Sir Thomas Vaughan at Pontefract Castle.*

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   views 3,661,252 updated. Rivers, Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl (1442–83). The eldest brother of Elizabeth Woodville, he benefited from the marriage of his sister to Edward IV. He fled into exile with Edward IV in 1470, returning in triumph in 1471.

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   Nov 15, 2021 · Died 25 Jun 1483 at about age 43 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England. Problems/Questions. Profile last modified 15 Nov 2021 | Created 6 Jun 2011. This page has been accessed 5,935 times. Biography. Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers. Anthony WYDEVILLE or Woodville. 2nd Earl of Rivers. Baron Scales in his wife's right. Vitals.

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7. www.shakespeareandhistory.com › anthony-woodvilleAnthony Woodville, Earl Rivers - shakespeareandhistory.com

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   Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers. Born: c. 1440. Died: June 25, 1483. Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England (Age c. 43) Earl Rivers in History. The Woodville family can be described as an ambitious one to say the least. They worked their way up from the lower depths of the nobility all the way to England's throne.

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   Why was Anthony Woodville not the current Earl Rivers?

   • The reason that Anthony Woodville and not his father was the current Earl Rivers was because dad had his own head cut off when King Edward was temporarily deposed in 1469. (Exile to Bruges was also the reason that the second Earl Rivers met William Caxton.)

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   How did Edward IV influence the Woodvilles?

   • Throughout the second, and more peaceful, reign of Edward IV, the Woodvilles continued to gain power and influence in England. Rivers became a mentor and a councilman to his nephew Edward, the king's eldest son and heir.

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   What happened to Earl Rivers?

   • Three days after he had been declared king, both Rivers and Grey were executed at Pontefract Castle, and all other Woodvilles fled the kingdom. Most contemporaries and historians alike view Anthony, Earl Rivers, in a favorable light.

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   Who is Earl Rivers in Shakespeare?

   • Earl Rivers in Shakespeare Appears in: Henry VI, Part 3; Richard III Anthony Woodville, Earl Rivers, appears in one scene of 3 Henry VI where he is seen comforting his sister, Queen Elizabeth, after King Edward is captured by the Earl of Warwick. He plays a slightly bigger part in Richard III as a member of the court of Edward IV.

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9. www.luminarium.org › encyclopedia › anthonywoodvilleAnthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers (c.1442-1483) [Wydvile ...

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   ANTHONY WOODVILLE, 2nd EARL RIVERS, or Wydeville, statesman and patron of literature, and author of the first book printed on English soil, was born probably in 1442. He was the son of Richard de Wydeville and his wife, Jacquetta de Luxemburg, Duchess of Bedford.