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Sir Edward Woodville KG KB (died 1488) was a member of the Woodville family during the Wars of the Roses. He survived the reign of Richard III in which several of his relatives were executed in a power struggle after the death of his brother-in-law Edward IV. Exiled with Henry Tudor, he participated in Henry's capture of the throne.
When Edward Woodville , Lord Scales was born in 1454, in Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England, his father, Sir Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers, was 49 and his mother, Jacquetta of Luxembourg, Duchess of Bedford and Countess Rivers, was 39. He died on 28 July 1488, in Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France, at the age ...
Anthony Woodville, Lord Scales, was selected as the English challenger, standing in for the king, who had chosen not to compete but to preside over the fighting. Woodville’s rapid rise at the Yorkist court was in part because his sister, Elizabeth Woodville, was Edward’s queen.
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Jun 17, 2019 · The presence of the queen’s uncle Edward Woodville, Lord Scales, is also certain, as is that of Rhys ap Thomas, a substantial Welsh supporter of Henry, of John Paston and, ironically, of Lovell’s brother-in-law Edward Norris, husband of his younger sister. However, the presence of Henry`s uncle Jasper, Duke of Bedford, is not confirmed.
Edward Woodville: Lord Scales (styled) Predecessor: Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers: Father: Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers: Mother: Jacquetta of Luxembourg: Birth Date: c. 1454-8: Birth Place: Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, Kingdom of England: Death Date: 28 July 1488: Death Place: Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier
Sep 30, 2020 · Henry VII sent Edward Woodville, Lord Scales to Doncaster with his light cavalry. He repeatedly harassed the Yorkists with a series of skirmishes in Sherwood Forest. The objective was to slow the Yorkist army down, giving Henry VII time to gather reinforcements commanded by George Stanley, 9th Baron Strange.
(12) Edward Woodville, Lord Scales (d. 1488). (13) Margaret Woodville (1454-1490), married Thomas Fitzalan, 17th Earl of Arundel. (14) Catherine Woodville (c.1458-1497), married (i) Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, (ii) Jasper Tudor, 1st Duke of Bedford. Elizabeth Woodville, wife of Edward IV.
