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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 ...
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 ...
5 de oct. de 2020 · Cecily of York was born on 20 March 1469 as the third daughter of King Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville. As the third consecutive daughter born to a reigning King without sons, her birth was a disappointment and the King and his lords “rejoiced exceedingly, though they would have preferred a son.” 1 The following year, her mother gave birth to a son, the future King Edward V.
9 de ene. de 2018 · Cecily of York was the third daughter of the first Yorkist king, Edward IV, and his consort Elizabeth Wydeville. She was born on 20 March 1469 at Westminster Palace in London. At the age of five, on 26 October 1474, the princess was betrothed to James, son of James III of Scotland, as a means of achieving an alliance between the traditionally warring kingdoms of England and Scotland. This ...
2 de nov. de 2020 · Almost Queens: Cecily of York. It's not often that an Almost Queen goes from the dizzying heights of a royal marriage, to plummeting down the social lists and marrying for love, but Cecily of York is one of a few exceptions to the rule! At the time of her birth in March 1469, Cecily may have been a bit of a disappointment.
21 de nov. de 2019 · Cecily Neville's husband was Richard, Duke of York, the heir to King Henry VI and protector of the young king in his minority and later during a bout of insanity. Richard was the descendant of two other sons of Edward III: Lionel of Antwerp and Edmund of Langley. Cecily was first betrothed to Richard when she was nine years old, and they ...
30 de abr. de 2023 · Cecily Neville: Image Credits. Featured image: Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, as imagined by Edward Harding in 1792. National Portrait Gallery via Wikipedia. Detail from the 15th century Neville Book of Hours showing Cecily Neville, Duchess of York; the rest of the image shows her mother, Joan Beaufort, along with her family. Via Wikpedia.
