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Cecily Neville (3 May 1415 – 31 May 1495) was an English noblewoman, the wife of Richard, Duke of York (1411–1460), and the mother of two kings of England—Edward IV and Richard III. Cecily Neville was known as "the Rose of Raby", because she was born at Raby Castle in Durham , and "Proud Cis", because of her pride and a temper that went ...
Apr 15, 2014 · 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 Henry VIII,...
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- Amy Licence
- Amberley Publishing Limited, 2014
Jun 25, 2018 · Wife to Richard, Duke of York, mother to Edward IV and Richard III, and aunt to the famous 'Kingmaker', Richard, Earl of Warwick, Cecily Neville was a key player on the political stage of fifteenth-century Britain England.
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- John Ashdown-Hill
Sep 10, 2023 · 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 Henry VIII, her great-grandson. Her life spanned most of the fifteenth century.
Jul 20, 2023 · As a young girl, she would have witnessed a catalogue of remarkable marital arrangements designed for her siblings, coined by one historian as ‘the most amazing series of child marriages in English history’.
Her story is full of controversy, and the few published books on her life are full of guesswork. In this highly original history, Dr. John Ashdown-Hill—renowned for his role in locating...
Jul 21, 2021 · An historical novel about the life of Cecily Neville, Duchess of York (1415 – 1495), this is an impressive and well-researched debut.
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