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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.
Jun 21, 2024 · Elizabeth Woodville was the wife of King Edward IV of England. After Edward’s death, popular dislike of her and her court facilitated the usurpation of power by Richard, duke of Gloucester (King Richard III). A woman of great beauty, she was already a widow with two sons when Edward IV married her.
Mar 6, 2023 · Elizabeth Woodville was Queen of England during one of the country’s most volatile periods, the Wars of the Roses. Her marriage to the Yorkist king, Edward IV, in 1464 sent shockwaves through the English court, intensifying political strife that would last for decades between the houses of York and Lancaster.
Apr 29, 2019 · According to popular legend, Elizabeth Woodville first caught Edward IV’s attention while waiting under an oak tree in hopes of convincing the passing king to restore her sons’ inheritance.
A biography of Elizabeth Woodville (1437 - 1492), 'The White Queen', wife of Edward IV.
Apr 24, 2019 · Elizabeth Woodville (1437–June 7 or 8, 1492, and known variously as Lady Grey, Elizabeth Grey, and Elizabeth Wydevill) was the commoner wife of Edward IV, who had a key role in the War of the Roses and in the succession battle between the Plantagenets and Tudors.
Apr 24, 2019 · Family Tree of Elizabeth Woodville. Follow the ancestry, siblings and children of the Queen Consort of Edward IV. By. Jone Johnson Lewis. Updated on April 24, 2019. Elizabeth Woodville's surprise marriage to Edward IV kept his advisors from arranging a marriage to connect Edward to a powerful family.
A central figure in the War of the Roses, Elizabeth Woodville found herself on both the winning and losing side, as the battle between the Yorkist supporters and Lancastrians directly impacted not only her time as Queen consort but the fate of her two young sons known as “the Princes in the Tower ”.
Elizabeth Woodville (or Wydeville) (1437-1492) is buried with her husband King Edward IV at St George's chapel, Windsor Castle, but she took Sanctuary at Westminster Abbey on two occasions during the Wars of the Roses.
Elizabeth Woodville, queen of Edward IV, was the product of the blissful union between Jacquetta of Luxemburg , a Luxemburg princess, and Sir Richard Woodville, an English squire who married despite family disapproval.
