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13 de jul. de 2017 · J. L. Laynesmith. Bloomsbury Publishing, Jul 13, 2017 - History - 304 pages. This is the first scholarly biography of Cecily Neville, duchess of York, the mother of Edward IV and Richard III. She was said to have ruled Edward IV 'as she pleased' and Richard III made his bid for the throne from her home. Yet Cecily has been a shadowy figure in ...
20 de jul. de 2022 · It was not always easy being a princess in the fifteenth century – Cecily of York, the second surviving daughter of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville, was born on 20 March 1469. It wasn’t a good year to be born. The week before her birth, a papal dispensation was issued for Cecily’s uncle George to marry Isabel Neville, the daughter of ...
9 de feb. de 2024 · Cecily’s grandmother, Cecily, the dowager duchess of York, died in 1495 and bequeathed one her breviaries to Cecily and another one to Margaret Beaufort. There is a record of payment of one pound from the king to Cecily for minstrels in her employ. Cecily gave birth to two daughters with Welles, christened Elizabeth and Anne.
Little is known about Cecily of York as a historical figure as she didn’t play any vital role in history. She was born 20 March 1469 at Westminster palace. She was the third child of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville . In 1474, Cecily was contracted to a marriage alliance with James IV of Scotland.
20 de jul. de 2023 · This procurement would irrevocably change the course of Cecily’s life, and bring to the fore regal aspirations for the House of York that would simmer for the next two decades. Richard had been orphaned at a stroke when his father, Richard Earl of Cambridge, was executed, having been involved in a plot to plant his brother-in-law, Edmund Mortimer, on King Henry V’s throne.
6 de oct. de 2020 · Cecily and Thomas moved to the Isle of Wight and had two children together, but they were never acknowledged by the royal family. Margaret Beaufort kept a room reserved for them at her Croydon manor. 2 Cecily died on 24 August 1507 and may have been buried at Quarr Abbey on the Isle of Wight. If she was, her tomb was lost in the reformation.
Cecily of York. On Christmas Day in 1483, the future Henry VII pledged to marry Elizabeth of York—or Cecily of York if Elizabeth was unavailable. Many thought Richard III, would marry his niece but he arranged Elizabeth of York’s betrothal to Manuel II of Portugal. So if Cecily of York married Henry VII instead, she could have been ...
