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Elizabeth Widville, Lady Grey - Edward IV's Chief Mistress and the 'Pink Queen' (Paperback)
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Elizabeth Widville, Lady Grey - Edward IV's Chief Mistress and the 'Pink Queen' (Paperback)
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Loot Price R418
Discovery Miles 4 180
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Wife to Edward IV and mother to the Princes in the Tower and later
Queen Elizabeth of York, Elizabeth Widville was a central figure
during the War of the Roses. Much of her life is shrouded in
speculation and myth - even her name, commonly spelled as
Woodville', is a hotly contested issue. Born in the turbulent
fifteenth century, she was famed for her beauty and controversial
second marriage to Edward IV, who she married just three years
after he had displaced the Lancastrian Henry VI and claimed the
English throne. As Queen Consort, Elizabeth's rise from commoner to
royalty continues to capture modern imagination. Undoubtedly, it
enriched the position of her family. Her elevated position and
influence invoked hostility from Richard Neville, the Kingmaker',
which later led to open discord and rebellion. Throughout her life
and even after the death of her husband, Elizabeth remained
politically influential: briefly proclaiming her son King Edward V
of England before he was diposed by her brother-in-law, the
infamous Richard III, she would later play an important role in
securing the succession of Henry Tudor in 1485 and his marriage to
her daughter Elizabeth of York, thus and ending the War of the
Roses. Elizabeth Widville was an endlessly enigmatic historical
figure, who has been obscured by dramatizations and misconceptions.
In this fascinating and insightful biography, Dr John Ashdown-Hill
brings shines a light on the truth of her life.
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