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Elizabeth of York (11 February 1466 – 11 February 1503) was the Queen of England from her marriage to King Henry VII on 18 January 1486 until her death in 1503. She was the daughter of King Edward IV and his wife, Elizabeth Woodville , and her marriage to Henry VII followed his victory at the Battle of Bosworth Field , which marked the end of ...
Jul 15, 2019 · Elizabeth of York (February 11, 1466–February 11, 1503) was a key figure in Tudor history and in the Wars of the Roses. She was the daughter of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville; Queen of England and Queen Consort of Henry VII; and the mother of Henry VIII, Mary Tudor, and Margaret Tudor, the only woman in history to have been daughter ...
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Apr 8, 2022 · Elizabeth of York: a Tudor of rare talent. Elizabeth of York was the eldest daughter of the Yorkist king Edward IV, sister of the princes in the Tower, and niece of Richard III. Her marriage to Henry VII was hugely popular, for the union of the white rose of York and the red rose of Lancaster was seen as bringing peace after years of dynastic war.
Jul 1, 2012 · Elizabeth of York was the daughter of and . Born into one of the houses caught in the struggle that would later so eloquently be called 'The Wars of the Roses', one would think that she had a difficult childhood. In fact, she was living a pleasantly secure life until the death of her father in 1483. However, when Edward IV died, things took a ...
Claiming the throne by just title of inheritance and by the judgment of God in battle, he was crowned on October 30 and secured parliamentary recognition of his title early in November. Having established his claim to be king in his own right, he married Elizabeth of York on January 18, 1486.
Henry VII and Elizabeth of York Henry VII was the only child of Edmund Tudor, Earl of Richmond (son of Henry V's widow Catherine de Valois and Owen Tudor) and his 13-year old wife Lady Margaret Beaufort (who died in the Abbot of Westminster's house on 29th June 1509, shortly after Henry VIII 's coronation, and was buried in the Abbey).
Jan 13, 2022 · Elizabeth of York was the daughter and eldest child of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville. It was the fate of aristocratic daughters to be used to make dynastic alliances to gain the economic, political and/or military support of their husband’s country and/or family.
