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Apr 6, 2022 · Through his scandalous marriage to unlikely queen Elizabeth Woodville, Edward IV defied the expectation that he should use such a union as a diplomatic tool and instead prioritised love – or perhaps lust. Amy Licence, late medieval and early Tudor historian, explores their 19-year relationship…
Signature. Edward IV (28 April 1442 – 9 April 1483) was King of England from 4 March 1461 to 3 October 1470, [1] [2] then again from 11 April 1471 until his death in 1483. He was a central figure in the Wars of the Roses, a series of civil wars in England fought between the Yorkist and Lancastrian factions between 1455 and 1487.
Apr 24, 2019 · By. Jone Johnson Lewis. Updated on April 24, 2019. 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.
Edward has become the ghost of a king: a historical filler before Richard III assumed the throne, a bit-player in Shakespeare’s trilogy about Henry VI, the father of the Princes in the Tower, the husband of the White Queen. Edward has become one of our many ‘missing kings’ on whom the spotlight has failed to shine.
In 1464 the pair were married, and Elizabeth was crowned as queen on 26 May 1465. They would eventually have 10 children, including 7 girls, 5 of whom lived to adulthood. Was the Marriage Legitimate? Before Edward and Elizabeth married he had been previously betrothed to another lady.
Known as a womaniser, Edward appeared to be quite taken by Elizabeth’s notable beauty and as a result embarked on a secret liaison resulting in a clandestine marriage and subsequent crowning ceremony on 26th May 1465. Edward IV of England. Such a union rattled those in the royal court.
Feb 7, 2022 · Plantagenet. Elizabeth Woodville: Edward IV’s controversial queen consort. Could she have saved her sons from Richard III? Did she mastermind an uprising against Henry VII? How did she react to the death of the princes in the Tower? Sarah Gristwood unpicks the mysteries surrounding Elizabeth Woodville, Edward IV’s controversial queen...
