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Eleanor the Secret Queen [electronic resource] : The Woman Who put Richard III on the Throne

Ashdown-Hill, John2011
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The crown therefore passed to Edward's undoubtedly legitimate younger brother, Richard, Duke of Gloucester. But Richard, too, found himself entangled in the web of uncertainly, since those who believed in the legitimacy of Edward IV's children viewed Richard III's own accession as a usurpation. From the day when Edward IV married Eleanor, or pretended to do so, or allowed it to be whispered that he might have done so, the House of York, previously so secure in its bloodline, confronted a contentious and uncertain future. John Ashdown-Hill argues that Eleanor Talbot was married to Edward IV, and that therefore Edward's subsequent marriage to Elizabeth Woodville was bigamous, making her children illegitimate. He thereby offers a solution to one of history's great mysteries.
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : The History Press, 2011
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
ISBN:
9780752468952
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2613073
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