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1. nothingintherulebook.com › 2021/08/19 › i-dont-want‘I don’t want you to think Cecily is good; I want you to ...

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   Aug 19, 2021 · It’s tempting to think about impressive, ambitious historical figures like Cecily Neville and Thomas Cromwell dictating their own paths. ‘It’s so great the way she just keeps on getting up,’ a reader said to Annie. But, Annie said, if Cecily didn’t keep on getting up, she’d be kicked into the gutter.

2. tudorextra.com › 2023/07/20 › the-remarkable-life-ofThe remarkable life of Cecily Neville, ‘Mother of Kings’

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   Jul 20, 2023 · Edward IV, King of England. 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.

3. www.annabelfrage.com › 2021/05/04 › the-queens-rivalThe Queen's Rival - a closer look at Cecily Neville, courtesy ...

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   May 4, 2021 · Anne O’Brien usually guides us through history using a female protagonist, and her latest book is no exception, featuring Edward IV’s mother, Cecily Neville. I’ve always found Cecily intriguing: mother of so many, wife to a man who made no effort to hide his ambitions, rival to Marguerite of Anjou, Henry VI’s very competent (and, I ...

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4. tudorsdynasty.com › cecily-neville-a-15th-centuryCecily Neville: A 15th century woman for our time - Tudors ...

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   Jul 10, 2021 · Annie Garthwaite’s novel, CECILY, will be published by Penguin on 29 July 2021 and is available to pre-order from all online and high street book retailers. Find out more, and sign up for news, at www.anniegarthwaite.com .

5. royalcentral.co.uk › features › the-queens-rivalThe Queen’s Rival: an interview with author Anne O’Brien ...

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   Sep 6, 2020 · Cecily Neville was a woman to admire. The Queen’s Rival by Anne O’Brien is published by HQ Stories in hardback, ebook and audio book and is available from Harper Collins as well as from major...

6. tudortimes.co.uk › books › book-reviewsCecily Neville: Mother of Kings by Amy Licence - Tudor Times

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   The book contains a huge wealth of meticulously researched material about the day-to-day life of the duke and duchess of York: their servants’ names and wages, their peregrinations around the vast York estates, their life as Governors of Normandy in a time of war.

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   Who was Cecily Neville?

   • Born on 3 May 1414 at Raby Castle, then a great fortress surrounded by a moat and flowering fields, Cecily spent the early, picturesque years of her childhood in northern England. While numerous noble families of the time were prolific, there were few on her father Ralph Neville’s scale: Cecily was the youngest in a flock of fourteen children.

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   Where was Cecily Neville buried?

   • Originally posted on May 31, 2023. On this day in history, 31 May 1495, Cecily Neville died within hours of signing her final will and testament at Berkhamsted Castle. She was buried at the Church of St Mary and All Saints in Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, a location close to Cecily’s heart.

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   Did Cecily commissioned a book of hours?

   • It’s in the French national library, in a Book of Hours that it‘s thought Cecily may have commissioned, perhaps as a gift for her mother, when she was in France with Richard in 1431 for Henry VI’s crowning as king of France. In it, Cecily’s parents face each other across the page, flanked by their sons and daughters.

   Cecily Neville: A 15th century woman for our time

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   Was Cecily a powerful woman?

   • Cecily was born in the year of Agincourt, lived into the early years of the Tudors, mothered a dynasty, and brought her family through civil war. For most of her life, she was one of, if not the most, powerful women in England. And yet… “Cecily who?” … is the reaction of most people when I tell them the subject of my novel.

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   How many children did Cecily and Richard have?

   • A son and heir, Henry, arrived in February 1441, but died within days of his birth. It became critical for Cecily to travel with Richard to ensure the birth of a healthy heir in the near future. Out of the twelve children born to the couple, only half survived into adulthood.

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8. www.historiamag.com › finding-my-matriarch-cecilyFinding my matriarch, Cecily Neville - Historia Mag

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   Jul 26, 2021 · Annie Garthwaite's debut novel, Cecily, is an acclaimed retelling of the life of Cecily Neville, the remarkable woman who was the mother of Edward IV and Richard III. Annie describes her 40-year journey to publication, which started with her mum's historical novels and an inspiring teacher.