the Woodville's Flashcards
1
Q
when did Edward marry Elizabeth?
A
may 1464
2
Q
when is Edwards marriage confessed?
A
september 1464
3
Q
who does Warwick try to get Edward to marry?
A
bona savoy of march
4
Q
who was outraged by Edwards marriage which caused rifts in the Yorkists?
A
- george Clarence
- richard Gloucester
- warwick
5
Q
who was Elizabeth’s first husband?
A
- sir john grey
- killed at 2nd St Albans fighting for Lancaster
6
Q
why did people disapprove of Elizabeth?
A
- widowed from a Lancaster
- wasn’t a virgin - 2 kids
- older than Edward
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
8
Q
who replaced who a treasurer?
A
earl rivers replaced lord Mountjoy
9
Q
why were the woodvilles unpopular in court?
A
- they were commoners but were given lots of power
10
Q
who was Edward said to have secretly married?
A
Eleanor Talbot/ butler (Richard Gloucester would later use this against him)
11
Q
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
12
Q
which new man was killed at edge coat defending Edward?
A
william Herbert of Pembroke
