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May 3, 2023 · May 3 – Cecily Neville, mother of two kings. On this day in history, 3rd May 1415, Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, was born at Raby Castle. Cecily is known as the matriarch of the House of York because her children included King Edward IV and King Richard III.
- Wars of The Roses
On this day in history, 3rd May 1415, Cecily Neville,...
- Wars of The Roses
Lady Cicely Neville. Family Tree. Buy from our shop From £2.99. Cicely (or Cecily) Neville, Duchess of York, was the mother of Edward IV and Richard III, grandmother of Elizabeth of York and great-grandmother to Henry VIII.
Jul 20, 2023 · Though her blood had been noble, Cecily Neville now found herself in an unprecedented position as the mother of a King who had never held the title of queen or princess of Wales prior to her son’s ascension. In order to bolster the Yorks’ claim to the throne, Cecily had to quickly adapt to unfamiliar and potentially dangerous waters.
Aug 20, 2022 · Cecily Neville, Duchess of York died on May 31, 1495, aged 80, at Berkhamsted Castle in Hertfordshire, England. She had survived her husband Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York by thirty-five years, and was buried with him and their son Edmund, Earl of Rutland at the Church of Saint Mary and All Saints in Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England.
May 3, 2017 · One of my favorite figures from the Wars of the Roses is Cecily Neville, Duchess of York who came very close to becoming England's queen through her husband and ended up mother to two, Edward IV and Richard III.
Cecily, Duchess of York is one of the best documented and most fascinating women of the fifteenth century. She was, for a time, the most powerful woman in England and she was an astonishing political survivor through many regime changes.
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Cecily Neville (3 May 1415 – 31 May 1495) was an English noblewoman, the wife of Richard, Duke of York (1411–1460), and the mother of two kings of England — Edward IV and Richard III.
