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Sep 10, 2023 · Cecily Neville: Mother of Kings also includes genealogical tables (so useful for seeing how/where everyone fits in), chapter notes and bibliography. Book Details Known to be proud, regal and beautiful, Cecily Neville was born in the year of the great English victory at Agincourt and survived long enough to witness the arrival of the future ...
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.
As King’s mother, Cecily used her own vast wealth and wide administration to support Edward IV’s policies. One observer claimed in 1461 that Cecily ‘can rule the King as she pleases’, although it seems unlikely that she retained such influence as Edward grew older.
Jul 18, 2013 · Abstract. Cecily Neville was the mother of kings, matriarch of the house of York and ancestress of the Tudor dynasty. A daughter of Ralph Neville by his second wife, Joan Beaufort, Cecily's childhood had been spent in the north, yet it was Fotheringhay in Northamptonshire, the midlands seat of her husband's family, that seems to have been ...
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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.
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.
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Apr 15, 2014 · One of a huge family herself, Cecily would see two of her sons become kings of England, but the struggles that tore apart the Houses of Lancaster and York also turned brother against brother....
