the Woodville's Flashcards

1
Q

when did Edward marry Elizabeth?

A

may 1464

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2
Q

when is Edwards marriage confessed?

A

september 1464

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3
Q

who does Warwick try to get Edward to marry?

A

bona savoy of march

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4
Q

who was outraged by Edwards marriage which caused rifts in the Yorkists?

A
  • george Clarence
  • richard Gloucester
  • warwick
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5
Q

who was Elizabeth’s first husband?

A
  • sir john grey

- killed at 2nd St Albans fighting for Lancaster

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6
Q

why did people disapprove of Elizabeth?

A
  • widowed from a Lancaster
  • wasn’t a virgin - 2 kids
  • older than Edward
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7
Q

how did the woodvilles get the best marriages?

A
  • Elizabeth’s son marries Anne Holland whose supposed to marry Warwick’s nephew
  • dukes of Buckingham, Essex, and Kent
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8
Q

who replaced who a treasurer?

A

earl rivers replaced lord Mountjoy

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9
Q

why were the woodvilles unpopular in court?

A
  • they were commoners but were given lots of power
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10
Q

who was Edward said to have secretly married?

A

Eleanor Talbot/ butler (Richard Gloucester would later use this against him)

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11
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why did Edward marry Elizabeth?

A
  • her family were Lancasters so trying to unite factions
  • show England didn’t need foreign support
  • she was capable of male heirs
  • large family so lots of new men for support
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12
Q

which new man was killed at edge coat defending Edward?

A

william Herbert of Pembroke

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