The Woodvilles : the Wars of the Roses and England's most infamous family

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In 1464, the most eligible bachelor in England, Edward IV, stunned the nation by revealing his secret marriage to Elizabeth Woodville, a beautiful, impoverished widow whose father and brother Edward himself had once ridiculed as upstarts. Edward's controversial match brought his queen's large family to court and into the thick of the Wars of the Roses. This is the story of the family whose fates would be inextricably intertwined with the fall of the Plantagenets and the rise of the Tudors. Read more... Abstract: In 1464, the most eligible bachelor in England, Edward IV, stunned the nation by revealing his secret marriage to Elizabeth Woodville, a beautiful, impoverished widow whose father and brother Edward himself had once ridiculed as upstarts. Edward's controversial match brought his queen's large family to court and into the thick of the Wars of the Roses. This is the story of the family whose fates would be inextricably intertwined with the fall of the Plantagenets and the rise of the Tudors Content: The duchess and the knight -- The king and the widow -- The black legend of the Woodvilles -- Murder at Coventry -- Witchcraft and sorcery -- Exile and sanctuary -- A Woodville abroad -- Pomp and printing -- The downfall of a duke -- Before the storm -- Under the hog -- Won and lost causes -- The last of the blood.