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- In 1461 at the Second Battle of St. Albans, Margaret of Anjou’s Lancastrian army were victorious over the Yorkist army, but Elizabeth Woodville’s husband and Jacquetta’s son in law Sir John Grey, was killed, leaving Elizabeth a widow.
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Nov 6, 2017 · Posted on November 6, 2017. Sir Richard Woodville (Lord Rivers) and his eldest son Sir Anthony were men in trouble in the aftermath of the Battle of Towton fought at Eastertide 1461. They were Lancastrians who within six weeks of the battle found themselves attainted of treason and their lands confiscated. By July 12 1462 Lord Rivers was pardoned.
Oct 30, 2017 · In 1461 Elizabeth Woodville’s husband was killed at the second battle of St Albans fighting on the Lancastrian side – the wrong side as it happened. Elizabeth was left widowed with two young sons and at loggerheads with her husband’s family over her dower.
Elizabeth Woodville (also spelt Wydville, Wydeville, or Widvile; [a] c. 1437 [1] – 8 June 1492), later known as Dame Elizabeth Grey, was Queen of England from 1 May 1464 until 3 October 1470 and from 11 April 1471 until 9 April 1483 as the wife of King Edward IV. She was a key figure in the Wars of the Roses, a dynastic civil war between the ...
Jul 16, 2018 · Her first husband, whom she married at 15, was killed in the battle of St. Albans. Her loyalty had always been to the Lancaster branch of the family tree, and when she married the King from the York side, Edward lost allies, and his reign was threatened.
Mar 4, 2023 · Footnote 5 Jacquetta’s first husband was Henry VI’s uncle, John, Duke of Bedford. Shortly after Bedford’s death in 1435, Jacquetta secretly married one of the knights in her household, Sir Richard Woodville, whose family had been Northamptonshire gentry since the thirteenth century.
Jan 27, 2023 · Elizabeth Woodville’s first husband, Sir John Grey of Groby, was killed during the Second Battle of St. Albans in 1461, leaving her as a widow. Yet she soon captured the attention of the most eligible bachelor in the land: King Edward IV.
May 19, 2019 · John of Lancaster died on September 15, 1435, in Rouen. Jacquetta retained the title for life of Duchess of Bedford, as it was a higher-ranking title than others she might later have been entitled to. No children; Husband: Sir Richard Woodville, a chamberlain in her first husband’s household. Children: Elizabeth Woodville (1437 – 1492).
