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Cecily Neville: Mother of Richard III

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Cecily Neville: Mother of Richard III

Wife to Richard, Duke of York, mother to Edward IV and Richard III, and aunt to the famous â€˜Kingmakerâ€™, Richard, Earl of Warwick, Cecily Neville was a key player on the political stage of fifteenth-century Britain England.

Mythologically rumoured to have been known as â€˜the Rose of Rabyâ€™ because of her beauty and her birth at Raby Castle, and as â€˜Proud Cisâ€™ because of her vanity and fiery temper, Cecilyâ€™s personality and temperament have actually been highly speculated upon. In fact, much of her life is shrouded in mystery. Putting aside Cecilyâ€™s role as mother and wife, who was she really?

Matriarch of the York dynasty, she navigated through a tumultuous period and lived to see the birth of the future Henry VIII. From seeing the house of York defeat their Lancastrian cousins; to witnessing the defeat of her own son, Richard III, at the battle of Bosworth, Cecily then saw one of her granddaughters become Henry VIIâ€™s queen consort.

Her story is full of controversy and the few published books on her life are full of guess-work. In this highly original history, Dr John Ashdown-Hill seeks to dispel the myths surrounding Cecily using previously unexamined contemporary sources.
Country USA
Brand Pen and Sword History
Manufacturer Pen and Sword History
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9781526706324
ReleaseDate 2018-06-25
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781526706324

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