House of york

A review of the King Makers Daughter the story of Queen Anne Neville by Philippa Gregory. The review is complete with character analysis, synopsis and historical background.

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Tudor Rose at Cambridge King's College

Last Plantagenet king of England. Protector to his young nephew Edward V, Richard usurped the throne and governed well. However, he was dogged by rumours, almost certainly true, that he had murdered Edward and his younger brother. Abandoned by many of his supporters, Richard died at the Battle of Bosworth Field fighting Henry Tudor who, as Henry VII, founded the Tudor dynasty.

Royalty. Born as the eldest daughter of Charles II of Naples and Marie of Hungary. She married Charles of France as his first wife in 1290 at Corbeil. She bore him in nine years six children of which at least five survived to adulthood. She can be considered to be the progenitrix of the Valois line that reigned France...

The House of York, a branch of the Plantagenet family produced 3 Kings of England- Edward IV, the boy king Edward V and Richard III. They descended in the male line from Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York.

*A huge THANK YOU to Anne Shurtleff Stevens for transferring this very special Memorial to me of my 16th great grandmother. Daughter of Sir Ralph de Neville, Earl of Westmorland and Joan de Beaufort. Granddaughter of Sir John de Neville and Maud de Percy, John of Gaunt and Katherine de Roet. Cecily was born at Raby...

On this day in history, 18th January 1486, King Henry VII married Elizabeth of York. The bridegroom was 29 years old and the bride was nearly 20 and they