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by K. Lee Pelt AKA the Snarky History Nerd
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Joyful Princess.
Terrified Prisoner.
Beloved Queen.
From the moment of her birth, Elizabeth of York was the future of England. She was the first child born to the new Yorkist dynasty and was raised to be the perfect embodiment of an English princess. Despite her privilege, the persistent War of the Roses wrecked havoc on her life, starting from the age of three, when she had to hide in Westminster Abbey for months from her family’s enemies.
Throughout her life, she devoted herself to protecting her family from the threats that surrounded them. Elizabeth of York was the oldest sister of the infamous Princes in the Tower and became the face of the rebellions against Richard III after their eventual “disappearance”.
Elizabeth’s hand in marriage ended up being the deciding factor in the resolution of the War of the Roses. She became the perfect partner for the first Tudor King, Henry VII. As the beloved mother of the future King of England, Queen of Scotland, and Queen of France as well as grandmother to the first two Queens Regnant of England, Elizabeth had a direct hand in shaping the next century of European history. Find out more about this amazing woman in Elizabeth of York: The Original Tudor Queen.
Dutiful Princess.
Ideal Queen Consort.
Doting Queen Mother.
Defiant Queen Dowager.
Catherine of Valois spent the majority of her life doing exactly what was expected of her. She married the English King Henry V as part of a treaty to end the Hundred Years’ War. She gave him a son almost immediately. But when he died and her brothers-in-law booted her off of the throne, she finally had enough. She found her happiness and took it, regardless of the consequences. These actions led directly to the rise of England’s most notorious dynasty, the Tudors.
Find out more about the English Queen who brought the best dowry and directly defied a royal decree to marry the man that she wanted. She was instrumental in both the Hundred Years War and the War of the Roses; two critical events that shaped Medieval England and medieval history as a whole.
If you liked 1000 Years of Annoying the French by Stephen Clarke or Notorious Royal Marriages: A Juicy Journey Through Nine Centuries of Dynasty, Destiny, and Desire by Leslie Carroll, then you will definitely enjoy Catherine of Valois: The Tudor Queen Ahead of Her Time.