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Nov 21, 2019 · Updated on November 21, 2019. Cecily Neville was the great-granddaughter of one king, Edward III of England (and his wife Philippa of Hainault); the wife of a would-be king, Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York; and the mother of two kings: Edward IV and Richard III, Through Elizabeth of York, she was the great-grandmother of Henry VIII and an ...
Jan 9, 2018 · Cecily of York, Viscountess Welles. 6 years ago Author: Claire Ridgway. 9 Comments. Cecily of York was the third daughter of the first Yorkist king, Edward IV, and his consort Elizabeth Wydeville (Woodville). She was born on 20 March 1469 at Westminster Palace in London.
Cecily of York (20 March 1469 – 24 August 1507), also known as Cecelia, was the third daughter of King Edward IV of England and his queen consort Elizabeth Woodville. Cecily in stained glass, probably 1482–83, formerly Canterbury Cathedral, now Burrell Collection.
Oct 5, 2020 · Suki Waterhouse as Cecily of York in The White Princess (Screenshot/Fair use) Cecily of York was born on 20 March 1469 as the third daughter of King Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville. As the third consecutive daughter born to a reigning King without sons, her birth was a disappointment and the King and his lords “rejoiced ...
Nov 2, 2020 · Baby Cecily was named after her paternal grandmother, Cecily Neville, Dowager Duchess of York. The elder Cecily was probably also her godmother. Her early life was one of disruption, her father lost his throne in 1470, forcing the pregnant Queen Elizabeth to flee in to sanctuary with her three daughters and her mother.
Dec 4, 2018 · 04 December 2018. Cite. Permissions. Share. Extract. Cecily Duchess of York was, as Joanna Laynesmith highlights in her new biography, the only major protagonist, male or female, to live right through the eighty years of turmoil now commonly referred to as the Wars of the Roses.
Jul 13, 2017 · Cecily Duchess of York. J. L. Laynesmith. Bloomsbury Publishing, Jul 13, 2017 - History - 304 pages. This is the first scholarly biography of Cecily Neville, duchess of York, the mother...
