Cecily Bonville-Grey was one of the richest women of her time,
inheriting the Harington and Bonville fortunes as a young child. In
1474, at the age of fifteen, she married Thomas Grey, the eldest
son of Elizabeth Woodville from her first marriage to Sir John
Grey. When Thomas was created Marquis of Dorset a year later,
Cecily became the Marchioness of Dorset alongside him. During her
lifetime she was connected to many of the fifteenth and sixteenth
century personalities that we read about today. Her stepfather was
William, Lord Hastings, her mother-in-law Elizabeth Woodville, the
White Queen. Her mother was a daughter of the great Neville family
and her uncle was the Earl of Warwick, also known as the
'kingmaker' having assisted his cousin, Edward IV, in his path to
the throne. Her second husband was a son of the ancient Stafford
family and Lady Jane Grey was a direct descendant of hers. During
the Wars of the Roses and the emergence of the new Tudor dynasty,
Cecily was witness to many of the events that unfolded and her own
story is intertwined with many of these events. Yet she remains
relatively unknown. This is Cecily's story.
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