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Elizabeth Woodville (also spelt Wydville, Wydeville, or Widvile; c. 1437 – 8 June 1492), later known as Dame Elizabeth Grey, was Queen of England from 1 May 1464 until 3 October 1470 and from 11 April 1471 until 9 April 1483 as the wife of King Edward IV.
Jun 21, 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).
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- Elizabeth Woodville, or Wydeville, was the wife of King Edward IV of England. After Edward’s death, popular dislike of her and her court facilitate...
- Elizabeth Woodville bore Edward IV a total of 10 children, 7 of whom were girls and 3 of whom were boys.
- Elizabeth Woodville died in 1492, likely from plague. Her funeral was unremarkable and quick, lacking the typical ceremony accorded women of her ra...
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- Her parents’ marriage caused a scandal at court. Elizabeth Woodville was born in Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire around the year 1437. Unlike most of her predecessors as Queen of England however, her family name was not always ‘great’, and at the time of her birth was even beset by scandal.
- She was married before Edward IV – to a Lancastrian! Through her parents’ strong links to the House of Lancaster, Elizabeth began much of her life on the side of the red rose during the Wars of the Roses.
- Legend surrounds her first meeting with the king. The story of Elizabeth Woodville’s meeting with Edward IV is something of a mystery. Legend tells that following her husband’s death, the future queen stood waiting beneath an oak tree with her two young boys, hoping that the king would pass by.
- Their marriage was not well-received. As her parents’ scandalous marriage had been, Elizabeth and Edward IV’s union was undertaken in secret on 1 May 1464.
Apr 24, 2019 · Learn about the life and legacy of Elizabeth Woodville, a commoner who married Edward IV and became the mother of Edward V and Elizabeth of York. Discover her role in the Wars of the Roses, her family ambitions, and her controversial reputation.
- Jone Johnson Lewis
A biography of Elizabeth Woodville (1437 - 1492), 'The White Queen', wife of Edward IV.
A central figure in the War of the Roses, Elizabeth Woodville found herself on both the winning and losing side, as the battle between the Yorkist supporters and Lancastrians directly impacted not only her time as Queen consort but the fate of her two young sons known as “the Princes in the Tower”.
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Apr 29, 2019 · According to popular legend, Elizabeth Woodville first caught Edward IV’s attention while waiting under an oak tree in hopes of convincing the passing king to restore her sons’ inheritance.
