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1. historytheinterestingbits.com › tag › elizabethElizabeth Woodville – History… the interesting bits!

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   Apr 25, 2024 · After examining the lives of many of the characters of the Wars of the Roses and the Tudor period, author and historian Amy Licence has turned her attention to the greatest love story of Medieval England; Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville, a true Cinderella story if ever there was one.

2. www.britannica.com › biography › Edward-IV-king-ofEdward IV | Biography, Children, & Facts | Britannica

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   Apr 24, 2024 · The eldest surviving son of King Edward IV and Queen Elizabeth (Woodville), Edward was born at Westminster Abbey while his father, momentarily deposed, was in exile in Holland. In June 1471, after Edward IV had crushed his foes and reclaimed his crown, young Edward was made prince of Wales.

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   Apr 25, 2024 · While much has been published on the family as a whole, especially Elizabeth, wife of Edward IV, Anthony Woodville – the favourite sibling of Elizabeth – has been largely overlooked by history. He is famed for his arrest and execution in June 1483, but there is much more to learn from his life. Woodville was a man with an important cultural role.

5. reviews.history.ac.uk › review › 455The Last Medieval Queens: English Queenship, 1445–1503

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   5 days ago · Like Elizabeth Woodville in 1485, who was also bereaved of both husband and sons and had no obvious position, Margaret lost much of her potency as a political threat, if not her status, when there was no longer a living masculine tie between her and the crown.

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   When did Elizabeth Woodville die?

   • Elizabeth Woodville (also spelt Wydville, Wydeville, or Widvile; [a] c. 1437 – 8 June 1492), later known as Dame Elizabeth Grey, was Queen of England from her marriage to King Edward IV on 1 May 1464 until Edward was deposed on 3 October 1470, and again from Edward's resumption of the throne on 11 April 1471 until his death on 9 April 1483.

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   Who was Queen Elizabeth Woodville?

   • Edward IV's Controversial Queen 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.

   Biography of Elizabeth Woodville, Queen of England - ThoughtCo

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   Why is Elizabeth Woodville so famous?

   • Elizabeth Woodville was renowned for her beauty—well, something attracted the young, handsome, womanising King Edward to an older widowed woman with two kids already, who was also a commoner and had a huge, money-hopeful family. She doesn’t come down as having had any great personality either—not a loved Queen.

   Which queen in history had the largest number of children?

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   How did Elizabeth Woodville become a king?

   • Following Edward IV's sudden death, possibly from pneumonia or being worn out from "high living", in April 1483, Elizabeth Woodville became queen dowager. Her young son, Edward V, became king, with his uncle, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, acting as Lord Protector.

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7. vulgarhistory.substack.com › p › tudor-i-hardly-knewTudor? I Hardly Knew Her! : Elizabeth Woodville

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   Apr 25, 2024 · But now the secret was out in the open, so Elizabeth Woodville was crowned Queen of England on May 26, 1465. The King’s mother, Cecily Neville, was the original Evil Mother-In-Law and hated Elizabeth because she was 1) #TeamLancaster 2) a commoner and 3) Cecily hadn’t gotten to choose her son’s wife.

8. www.tudorsociety.com › otd-in-tudor-history-18-may#OTD in Tudor history - 18 May - The Tudor Society

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   4 days ago · 1 hour ago Author: Claire Ridgway. No comment yet. On this day in Tudor history, 18th May, Catherine Woodville, Duchess of Buckingham and Bedford, sister of Elizabeth Woodville, died, and scholar William Thomas was executed for treason after being implicated in Wyatt's Rebellion...

9. www.ancient-origins.net › history-famous-peopleA Brief History of Edward IV of England, The First Yorkist ...

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   Apr 28, 2024 · His marriage to Elizabeth Woodville, a commoner of relatively low birth, scandalized the nobility and caused friction within his own family. The Woodville family's rapid rise to prominence and the favoritism shown to them by the king alienated many of Edward's former supporters, leading to resentment and discontent.