Search Results for: "elizabeth of york"

December 31, 2013

The rise of the Tudors is the stuff of myth. Edward IV has suddenly and tragically died, and his brother has seized the throne and imprisoned his nephews. Margaret Beaufort is attainted for treason against her ...

Elizabeth of York and her Kings – Henry VII

December 30, 2013

The marriage of Henry Tudor and Elizabeth of York was not a love match. It was arranged by their mothers during their years of suffering under King Richard III. Margaret Beaufort and Elizabeth Woodville, one wo...

Elizabeth of York – Great Expectations?

Jamie Adair

December 29, 2013

In many ways, Elizabeth of York is one of the most pivotal, and yet elusive, figures in the Wars of the Roses. Her agreement to marry Henry VII cinched his kingship. Yet, despite several excellent books about E...

Elizabeth of York and Her Kings : Richard III

December 18, 2013

...that with my soul I love thy daughter and do intend to make her Queen of England. That Richard III intended to marry his brother's daughter, Elizabeth of York, is a rumour that we can date back to 1...

The Mother of the Tudor Dynasty: Elizabeth of York with Amy Licence

December 12, 2013

Elizabeth of York did not always live the charmed life a Princess, many of her childhood and teenage years were filled with tragedy. At the tender age of three she experienced her first political upheaval and t...

The Red Rose and the White: Elizabeth of York with Arlene Okerlund

December 11, 2013

Elizabeth of York was the product of a love match. Her parents King Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville had a long and happy marriage and Princess Elizabeth would be raised in a loving environment with many sibli...

From Princess to Queen: Elizabeth of York with Alison Weir

December 10, 2013

Queen Elizabeth of York is famous for her beauty and her kind, gentle nature. The tragedy and hardships she overcame to become Queen are often overlooked, her strength of character diminished. Elizabeth has be...

The Perfect Queen: Elizabeth of York

December 8, 2013

...one of the most gracious and best beloved princesses in the world in her time On the 11th of February 1466 for the first time in over a century a princess was born. Queen Elizabeth Woodville gave birth to ...

Elizabeth Norton’s ‘The Lives of Tudor Women’ Book Tour – The Seven Ages of Women

October 12, 2016

Books, History

Elizabeth Norton has brought us intriguing and compelling historical studies and biographies, looking at both the famous and infamous Queens of England, the consorts of King Henry VIII, his mistress and the mot...

History Salon: Elizabeth Wydeville – The Queen’s Reputation

October 2, 2014

Both femme fatale and mater dolorosa are male constructs of types of women which set them aside: one threatening, the other confirming male domination... It is to be doubted that we will ever find the real E...

Elizabeth Wydeville: The Queen Dowager with Arlene Okerlund

October 1, 2014

The period between 1483 and her death on 1492 must have encompassed the bleakest moments in Elizabeth Wydeville's life, yet empathy has given way to controversy. Slanderous accusations of poisoning her own husb...

Elizabeth Wydeville: Elizabeth the Queen with David Baldwin

September 30, 2014

There are many myths that surround Elizabeth Wydeville's reputation, but perhaps one of the most obstinate is the image of the arrogant, greedy and manipulative Ice Queen. She has been accused of witchcraft, of...

The Marriage of Edward IV and Elizabeth Wydeville with Susan Higginbotham

September 29, 2014

Decades before his grandson King Henry VIII scandalised Europe with his six marriages, King Edward IV made his own controversial match. Defying convention, the York king took a beautiful Lancastrian widow as hi...

A Christmas Feast In The Court of Richard III

December 23, 2016

History, History of Food

On the eleventh day of Christmas we discuss what would have been served at a Christmas feast during the reign of Richard III An oft-repeated excerpt from The Crowland Chronicle Continuations claims that the...

Prince Arthur: The Tudor King Who Never Was – with Sean Cunningham

August 1, 2016

He was the Once and Future prince. The most important boy in all of England, the entire hopes of a new dynasty rested upon Arthur Tudor. He became a bright and beautiful young man who spent his entire life ...

After Richard III: Sir Ralph Bigod and Henry Parker, Lord Morley

March 24, 2015