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  • My Lady the King’s Mother

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    Margaret Beaufort

    Margaret Beaufort is without doubt one of the most influential women of the fifteenth century.  She is also, at least in my opinion, one of history’s most fascinating characters.  She may not have been the first woman to claim the… Read More ›

  • Queen by Right

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    Cecily Neville

    There are a number of titles I might have chosen for this discussion of Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, mother of Richard III and the fourth woman we meet in The Protector.   In her younger days, she was known as… Read More ›

  • The Young Anne Neville

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    May Day Flowers

    My last article was about Richard III’s wife Anne, who was possibly “a reluctant queen.”  I would like to introduce you to my take on a younger version of this character in the following passage, the first two pages of… Read More ›

  • A Reluctant Queen?

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    Anne Neville

    Of all the women who appear in The Protector, Anne Neville is the one we know least about.  Superficially, at least, this may seem strange.  She was the younger daughter of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, the mightiest nobleman of… Read More ›

  • The First Queen Elizabeth

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    Elizabeth Woodville

    Elizabeth Woodville, wife of Edward IV, was the first queen of England to bear the name that has so much significance to us today.  Before her, there had been several queens styled Isabella and one Isabel (Spanish and Italian variants… Read More ›