Elizabeth Woodville, artist unknown On May 1, 1464 the beautiful Elizabeth Woodville secretly married the newly crowned Edward IV of England. Contemporary rumour suggests that Elizabeth managed to bring this wedding about by her calculated refusal of the young king's amorous advances, the same tactic so famously used by Anne Boleyn sixty years later on Elizabeth's grandson, Henry VIII. Talk about women who managed to change history. Following her coronation on May 26, 1465, Elizabeth lived an extraordinary life at the centre of medieval England. Ambitious and intelligent she saw the fall and rise of her family fortunes during the reigns of Richard III and Henry VII; her descendants rule over Great Britian to this day. A powerful woman, she definitely evoked strong, conflicting feelings and was said to be both a witch and the inspiration for the Queen of Hearts playing card. I have often come across brief, tantalizing glimpses of Elizabeth in tales of the Tudors and the Plantagenets so I was delighted to find Phillipa Gregory's new novel The White Queen which allowed me to spend a bit more time with this fascinating personage. This novel manages to deliver a lot of historical fact wrapped up as pure entertainment with liberal doses of romance and mysticism thrown in for good measure. After thoroughly enjoying Gregory's story, I dug up an old favourite to act as a scholarly companion, Royal Blood: Richard III and the Mystery of the Princes by Bertram Fields. Fields, a lawyer by trade, tackles the mystery of Elizabeth's two sons, Edward and Richard who were in line for the throne and disappeared under mysterious circumstances from the Tower of London. It's intriguing to get a feel for the political motives and propoganda that have shaped our perception of some major players in history. Richard III certainly appears to be a much better man than was ever portrayed by Shakespeare, Henry VII and the Duke of Buckingham emerge as suspects and Elizabeth's actions are analyzed for clues. After 500 years, we will probably never know the full truth of Elizabeth Woodville's life. She remains an enchanting mystery but maybe that's exactly how it should be for a Queen of the May. Update September 8, 2013: For more of my musings on Anne Boleyn see Anne Boleyn: The French Connection on Tatiana's Tea Room. ___________________________________________________________ Find Tatiana Dokuchic on Google+
When you run a design agency, you will understand that having your own studio is your ultimate calling card – the showpiece of your designs. At least, this is what Designliga did, an agency for visual communication and interior design in Munich. The agency moved into Halle A, formerly a workshop in the municipality of […]
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Aujourd'hui, je vous emmène à Obernai, une petite ville au centre très touristique, avec de jolies bâtisses et plein de détails : La Halle aux blés : L'hôtel de ville : à suivre avec l'église dans un prochain billet...
Свадьба была запланирована на следующий месяц, однако окружающим было ясно - жениху не дожить даже до следующего утра. Семья - родители, младший брат, сестры и невеста - собрались у постели, где в жару метался юноша. В половине десятого утра все было кончено. Несомненно, это был удар для всех…
Speakers Corner and Tyburn hill and gallows where many highwaymen and criminals were hanged
Image 17 of 31 from gallery of HHT Coffee / P.I Architects. Photograph by Quang Tran
Your guide to the castles that the late Queen Elizabeth II called home and where her family members still reside
Los amantes de las series históricas con hechuras literarias no deberían perderse esta miniserie de seis capítulos producida por la BBC que, al menos según mi
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Here's a simple way to make a movie without going to film school: just become the Supreme Leader of North Korea and kidnap a director. You're welcome!
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Speke Hall, unul dintre cele mai importante conace in stil Tudor din N Angliei. Rufford Old Hall, alt conac in stil Tudor si gradina pregatita de Halloween.
Speke Hall, unul dintre cele mai importante conace in stil Tudor din N Angliei. Rufford Old Hall, alt conac in stil Tudor si gradina pregatita de Halloween.
Welcome All, Almost 2 years ago, myself and gemma (my wife) got married with the idea of owning our own home, After some saving and many house views...
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Designliga renovated an old metal workshop in Munich into a modern studio for themselves while preserving the industrial character of the massive space.
Speke Hall, unul dintre cele mai importante conace in stil Tudor din N Angliei. Rufford Old Hall, alt conac in stil Tudor si gradina pregatita de Halloween.
