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Detail of painting, Edward IV and his queen Elizabeth Woodville at Reading Abbey 1464. Kings And Queens Of England, Anne Neville, House Of Plantagenet, Era Victoria, House Of York, Elizabeth Woodville, Elizabeth Of York, Tudor England, Edward Iv

There are many myths that surround Elizabeth Wydeville’s reputation, but perhaps one of the most obstinate is the image of the arrogant, greedy and manipulative Ice Queen. She has been accused of witchcraft, of avarice, of murder and even of plotting against her own daughter’s husband and children. The nobility may have disputed her being a suitable bride for King Edward IV but was Elizabeth’s actual tenure really so controversial? Historian David Baldwin, author of Elizabeth Woodville…

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