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10 ore fa · Share. They died almost exactly 300 years apart, lived on different continents, and led radically different lives. So what does Cecily Neville — died 1495, mother of two British kings — have to do with Benjamin Franklin — died 1788, founding father of the United States?
5 giorni fa · Cecily Neville, Anne’s great aunt and mother-in-law ( for a time the most powerful woman in England), gave birth to two kings and survived the bloody civil wars by dint of her wits.
5 giorni fa · As wife of Richard III and Queen of England, Anne Neville played a critical part in the Wars of the Roses. Cecily Neville, Anne’s great aunt and mother-in-law gave birth to two kings and survived the bloody civil wars by dint of her wits.
5 giorni fa · The couples youngest daughter, Cecily Neville, was betrothed to Richard 3rd Duke of York in 1424, marrying the duke in 1429. Prior to this, her eldest full blood brother, Richard Neville , had married Alice Montagu heiress to her father, the Earl of Salisbury.
5 giorni fa · Cecily, the debut novel from Annie Garthwaite, told the story of Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, through to the triumph of her son Edward in the Battle of Towton in 1461. In her new book, 'The King's Mother', Annie follows Cecily in her new role as King's Mother to Edward - a position virtually unique in English history.
3 giorni fa · Mother, Cecily Neville. Bookends: oldest brother, King Edward IV; youngest brother Richard (to be Richard III) Middle brothers, Edmund and George. Then: King Edward IV dies suddenly; Richard moves quickly to become king; immediately puts the two sons of King Edward IV "in the tower" (his nephews)
2 giorni fa · Appendix I: The Aristocracy of England So I had the idea of doing an appendix post to keep track of which families in England have which titles, but I also thought why stop there? I’ve decided that every now and then I’m going to do an appendix post, which won’t contribute to the story, but...
