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As a collective, the lives of the Princesses of York span, across seven-decades and the rule of five different Kings. The daughters of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville, they were born into an England that had been, ruled over by the great Plantagenet Kings for almost three hundred years. Their young years were, blighted by tragedy: the death of their beloved father, followed by the disappearance and possible murder of their two brothers, Edward and...
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Whether Queen or commoner, the lives of women throughout history is a fascinating study. Elizabeth Woodville, 'The White Queen', managed to make the transition from commoner to Queen and became the epitome of medieval heroines, the commoner who married a King. When she became the wife of Edward IV her actions changed the life of her entire family. Vilified both, by their contemporaries and by many historians since, the Woodville family were center...
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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...
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