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On 3rd October 1470, Edward IV was deposed in favour of Henry VI, Margaret’s husband who ascended the throne in his place. Edward and Elizabeth’s exile proved temporary however, as the following year Warwick faced defeat at the Battle of Barnet leading to Henry VI’s demise and the restoration of Edward to the throne on 11th April 1471.
Edward married her just over three years after he had assumed the English throne in the wake of his overwhelming victory over the Lancastrians, at the Battle of Towton, which resulted in the displacement of King Henry VI. Elizabeth Woodville was crowned queen on 26 May 1465, a few days after Ascension Day .
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Upon Elizabeth's death, despite Henry VIII's will, the throne passed to King James VI of Scotland, who became James I of England. James I. On the day of James I's death, 27 March 1625, the line of succession to the English throne was: Charles, Prince of Wales (born 1600), only surviving son of James I
Henry VI (6 December 1421 – 21 May 1471) was King of England from 1422 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471, and disputed King of France from 1422 to 1453. The only child of Henry V , he succeeded to the English throne upon his father's death, at the age of nine months; and succeeded to the French throne on the death of his maternal ...
- 21 October 1422 – 19 October 1453
- Catherine of Valois
In 1485 Henry of Richmond invaded, defeated Richard at the Battle of Bosworth, was crowned as Henry VII, and promptly carried out his vow to marry Elizabeth of York. Elizabeth Woodville was named Dowager Queen. Oddly, instead of returning to court under Henry, Elizabeth lived out the final few years of her life at Bermondsey Abbey.
Apr 16, 2024 · Elizabeth Woodville (born 1437—died June 7/8, 1492, London) was the wife of King Edward IV of England. After Edward’s death, popular dislike of her and her court facilitated the usurpation of power by Richard, duke of Gloucester (King Richard III).
Mar 6, 2023 · Her mother, the eminent noblewoman Jacquetta of Luxembourg, had secretly married lowly knight Richard Woodville after the pair fell in love when he was ordered to escort her to England. When news of this broke, a court scandal ensued and Henry VI forced them to pay a hefty fine of £1,000.
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