Jacquetta of Luxembourg was born around 1416 as the daughter of Peter I of Luxembourg, Count of Saint-Pol, Conversano and Brienne, and his wife Margaret of Baux. She probably spent her childhood in the north of France, which was then part of England. In 1422, King Henry V of England died and was succeeded by [read more]
Elizabeth Woodville was born the eldest child of Sir Richard Woodville and Jacquetta of Luxembourg, who had previously been married to John, Duke of Bedford, brother of King Henry V. She was probably born at Grafton in Northamptonshire, and she spent her early years in the nursery there. She was soon joined by plenty more [read more]
Lady Margaret Beaufort was born on 31 May 1443 at Bletso as the daughter of Margaret Beauchamp and John Beaufort, Duke of Somerset. Margaret had seven half-siblings from her mother’s first marriage to Sir Oliver St John and would later have another half-brother from her mother’s third marriage to Lionel de Welles, 6th Baron Welles. Her [read more]
Bona of Savoy was born on 10 August 1449 as the daughter of Louis, Duke of Savoy and Anne de Lusignan. She was one of 19 siblings. After her mother’s death in 1462, her education was trusted to her sister Charlotte of Savoy, who was by then Queen of France. Soon negotiations began for a [read more]
A facial reconstruction has been made of the skull belonging to remains found in Norwich back in 1958. It is believed the remains might belong to Lady Eleanor Talbot, daughter of the 1st Earl of Shrewsbury. It was alleged after Edward IV’s death that he had married her, making his children with Elizabeth Woodville illegitimate. [read more]
Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville’s marriage continues to fascinates us to this day, as we most recently saw with ‘The White Queen‘- TV series, which also covers this period. It was an awkwardly timed match between a commoner and a King, which had unforeseen circumstances. Amy Licence dives back into their infamous match with this [read more]
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