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- By nature of her parents' controversial marriage, Elizabeth of York was in danger from the moment she came screaming into the world.
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On June 22, 1483, she got her answer: Richard had her parents' marriage declared invalid. That meant Elizabeth and her siblings were illegitimate, making her uncle Richard the new king: Richard III. With that one announcement, Elizabeth's entire world crashed down around her.
Although the 1484 Act of Parliament Titulus Regius declared the marriage of her parents as invalid, Elizabeth and her sisters returned to court under Richard III, after spending ten months in sanctuary in Westminster Abbey. It was rumoured that Richard was plotting to marry Elizabeth.
Richard placed the young King Edward V and the Duke of York in the Tower of London, and had Elizabeth and her siblings declared illegitimate on the basis that their parents had married in secret. Elizabeth fled to sanctuary at Westminster with her mother and remaining siblings.
Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville were her parents, and they were secretly married, undeniably for love. Elizabeth Woodville was widowed at the time and Edward was alienated by his supporters due to his marriage.
Her parents' marriage had created trouble, and her father was briefly deposed in 1470. By 1471, likely challengers to her father's throne had been defeated and killed. Elizabeth's early years were spent in comparative calm, despite the disagreements and battles going on around her.
Jul 1, 2012 · They were married in 1486. Their marriage symbolically brought an end to the Wars of the Roses (although rebellions would spring up during Henry's reign) and was responsible for the creation of the Tudor Rose- the joining of the white rose of York and the red rose of Lancaster.
Feb 11, 2024 · Henry grieved his wife deeply and spent months in mourning. Their children also mourned their mother; there are records of Henry VIII’s despair over losing his mother. The Vaux Passional, an illuminated manuscript, has several depictions of Elizabeth’s passing and her family’s mourning her loss.
