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Anne Neville (11 June 1456 – 16 March 1485) was Queen of England as the wife of King Richard III. She was the younger of the two daughters and co-heiresses of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (the "Kingmaker").
anne nevill 1456-1485 queen of england younger daughter of richard earl of warwick called the kingmaker wife to the last plantagenet king richard iii. "In person she was seemly, amiable and beauteous...And according to the interpretation of her name Anne full gracious" REQUIESCAT IN PACE.
In the spring of 1484, she and Richard rode together to Queens’ College, Cambridge which Anne ‘endowed…with great rents’; in thanks, the university decreed an annual mass ‘for the happy state of…. (King Richard) and his dearest consort Anne.’.
Sep 28, 2023 · An article on Anne Neville, queen consort of Richard III and daughter of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick and a man known as "the Kingmaker". Anne Neville was born in June 1456 at Warwick Castle in Warwickshire. She had a short life that featured family dramas, civil war, two marriages and a wealth of personal loss.
Jul 15, 2019 · Anne Neville (June 11, 1456—March 16, 1485) was first married to the young Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales and son of Henry VII, and later became the wife of Richard of Gloucester (Richard III) and thus Queen of England. She was a key figure, if more or less a pawn, in the Wars of the Roses.
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Jun 25, 2021 · Home. Period. Medieval. Anne Neville: wife of Richard III, daughter of Warwick the Kingmaker, and a modern enigma. Anne Neville was wife to both the last Lancastrian heir to the throne of England and later the last Yorkist king, Richard III. How much do we know about the queen beyond her marriages? Nige Tassell explores her story…
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May 7, 2024 · Let’s take a deep dive into the life of Anne Neville, a queen who played her role behind the throne during one of England’s most tumultuous times. This journey through Anne’s life starts at Warwick Castle, her birthplace, and spans to her pivotal roles as wife and queen consort alongside Richard III.
