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Elizabeth Woodville

Elizabeth Woodville

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Born ABT 1437 , Grafton Regis, Northants, ENG
Died 8 JUN 1492 , St. Saviour's Abbey, Bermondsey, London, ENG
Buried , St. George Chapel, Windsor, ENG
Parents Richard de Wydeville (Father) Family
Marriages John Pashley Family Page
John Grey — ABT 1452 Family Page
Edward IV of England — 4 MAY 1464 at Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, ENG Family Page
Occupation & Residence
Type Date Detail
Occupation Queen of England (26 May 1465- )
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In their lifetime
Born in the reign of Henry VI
  • Birth
    1437
    Born at Grafton Regis, Northants, ENG
  • Age c. 15
    1452
    Married John Grey
  • Age c. 16
    17 Jul 1453
    Hundred Years' War ends
    Battle of Castillon; England loses almost all its French lands.
  • Age c. 18
    1455–1487
    Wars of the Roses begin
    First Battle of St Albans.
  • Age c. 19
    1456
    Son Richard born
  • Age c. 24
    1461
    Son Thomas born
  • Age c. 24
    4 Mar 1461
    Accession of Edward IV
    Reigned 1461–1483
  • Age c. 24
    29 Mar 1461
    Battle of Towton
  • Age c. 27
    4 May 1464
    Married Edward IV of England at Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, ENG
  • Age c. 29
    11 Feb 1466
    Daughter Elizabeth Plantagenet born
  • Age c. 30
    11 Aug 1467
    Daughter Mary "of York" born
  • Age c. 32
    20 Mar 1469
    Daughter Cecily "of York" born
  • Age c. 32
    12 Aug 1469
    Father Richard died
  • Age c. 33
    4 Nov 1470
    Son Edward V born
  • Age c. 34
    4 May 1471
    Battle of Tewkesbury
  • Age c. 35
    10 Apr 1472
    Daughter Margaret born
  • Age c. 36
    17 Aug 1473
    Son Richard "of York" born
  • Age c. 38
    2 Nov 1475
    Daughter Anne "of York" born
  • Age c. 39
    1476
    William Caxton sets up the first English printing press
    At Westminster.
  • Age c. 40
    Mar 1477
    Son George "of Bedford" born
  • Age c. 42
    14 Aug 1479
    Daughter Katherine "of York" born
  • Age c. 43
    10 Nov 1480
    Daughter Bridget "of York" born
  • Age c. 46
    1483
    The Princes in the Tower disappear
  • Age c. 46
    9 Apr 1483
    Accession of Edward V
  • Age c. 46
    26 Jun 1483
    Accession of Richard III
    Reigned 1483–1485
  • Age c. 48
    22 Aug 1485
    Accession of Henry VII
    Reigned 1485–1509
  • Age c. 48
    22 Aug 1485
    Battle of Bosworth Field
    Richard III killed; Tudor dynasty begins.
  • Age c. 55
    8 Jun 1492
    Died at St. Saviour's Abbey, Bermondsey, London, ENG