Elizabeth Woodville - A Life
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Elizabeth Woodville - A Life

The Real Story of the 'white Queen'

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eBook - ePub

Elizabeth Woodville - A Life

The Real Story of the 'white Queen'

About this book

Elizabeth Woodville, wife of Edward IV, mother of Elizabeth of York and the Princes in the Tower, and grandmother of Henry VIII, has been vilified and defended in turn. Was she a cunning enchantress, an ambitious advancer of her family's fortunes, or a courageous and tragic figure who lost husbands, brothers and sons during this turbulent period? Discover the real story of the 'White Queen'. Born into a family of Lancastrians, the exceptionally beautiful Elizabeth captured the heart of the young Yorkist king, Edward IV, and found herself caught in the complex web of rivalries, loves and conspiracies that lay at the heart of the Wars of the Roses. She would wield immense influence as queen, watch her brother-in-law confine her sons to the Tower of London to face an unknown fate, and ultimately unite the Houses of Lancaster and York through the marriage of her daughter to Henry Tudor.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Preface
  3. Historical Introduction
  4. 1: Birth & Early Life
  5. 2: The Accession of Edward IV & His Marriage With Elizabeth
  6. 3: The Coronation of Elizabeth
  7. 4: The Birth of Princess Elizabeth & the Disaffection of Warwick
  8. 5: Elizabeth & the Burgundian Alliance
  9. 6: The Rebellion of 1469
  10. 7: Warwick’s Fleeting Triumph
  11. 8: The Death of Warwick
  12. 9: The Death of Henry VI & the Reception of Louis De Gruthuyse
  13. 10: The Death of Clarence
  14. 11: The Last Years of Edward IV
  15. 12: The Usurpation of Richard III
  16. 13: The Murder of the Princes in the Tower & the Rebellion of the Duke of Buckingham
  17. 14: The Desperate Plight of Elizabeth & the Death of Richard III
  18. 15: The Accession of Henry VII & the Restitution & Death of Elizabeth
  19. Picture Section
  20. Conclusion
  21. Miscellanea
  22. Appendix 1: Portraits
  23. Appendix 2: Original Documents
  24. Appendix 3: The Children of Edward IV & Elizabeth Woodville
  25. Notes
  26. Bibliography