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Sir Edward Woodville KG KB (died 1488) was a member of the Woodville family during the Wars of the Roses. He survived the reign of Richard III in which several of his relatives were executed in a power struggle after the death of his brother-in-law Edward IV .
Discover life events, stories and photos about Edward Woodville , Lord Scales (1455–1488) of Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom.
He reconciled himself to the victorious Edward IV, his future son-in-law. On 1 May 1464, Edward married Rivers' daughter Elizabeth, widow of Lancastrian knight Sir John Grey. Richard Woodville was created Earl Rivers in 1466, appointed Lord Treasurer in March 1466 and Constable of England on 24 August 1467.
However the English knight Edward Woodville, Lord Scales, defied Henry and brought over a small force of 700 archers he had gathered from his base in the Isle of Wight.
- 28 July 1488
- French victory
Edward Woodville, Lord Scales: Was He The Last Englishman To Represent The Ideals of Knighthood? In the present days, it's commonly associated a romanticized idea of brave, romantic knights to an specific period in History, Middle Ages.
- Mary Plantagenet
30 de sept. de 2020 · Henry VII sent Edward Woodville, Lord Scales to Doncaster with his light cavalry. He repeatedly harassed the Yorkists with a series of skirmishes in Sherwood Forest. The objective was to slow the Yorkist army down, giving Henry VII time to gather reinforcements commanded by George Stanley, 9th Baron Strange.
30 de sept. de 2023 · In 1473, King Edward IV appointed Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers as Governor of the household of his heir, Edward, Prince of Wales. Rivers went with the prince to Ludlow Castle in the Welsh Marches.
