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PDF Download the Woodvilles: the Wars of the Roses and Englands THE WOODVILLES: THE WARS OF THE ROSES AND ENGLANDS MOST INFAMOUS FAMILY PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Susan Higginbotham | 224 pages | 01 Jan 2014 | The History Press Ltd | 9780752488127 | English | Stroud, United Kingdom The Woodvilles: The Wars of the Roses and Englands Most Infamous Family PDF Book It's clear from reading both that novel and this book which serves as an historical study of the famous family who changed the destiny of a nation that Higginbotham was determined to provide an objective review of the known facts about the members and circumstances surrounding the Woodvilles. John Woodville was described in as being 20 years old, placing his birth year at around As for Squire Richard's son, he would make his own marriage arrangements. I don't really like the whole, "Well, this historian thought this, but it's countered by this other historian with this diary entry we've since found Monstrelet reported that Jacquetta's uncle Louis and her other friends were indignant at the match, given that Richard, though 'beautiful and well-formed in his person', was much below the social status of Jacquetta and her first husband, but there was nothing they could do about the matter. This particularl book is scholarly and would be of great interest to other scholars, particularly those with a keen about what appears to be an argument among about historians about who did what to whom and why; taking sides, as it were. Neither of his two marriages had resulted in children, although the duke had two illegitimate children, Mary and Richard, and Jacquetta would later prove to be more than adequate at childbearing. A solid 4 stars Higginbotham does sort of skim over the major events of the period to focus fairly exclusively on the family themselves I mean, the book is called The Woodvilles after all so it would perhaps be easy to get lost for someone completely new to the period. More filters. To add insult to injury there were typos with regard to the year I borrowed this from my local library and was interested as there isn't much about the Woodville family apart from Elizabeth who was married to Edward IV of England. While individual Woodville family members, particularly Elizabeth Woodville, have been the subjects of popular and academic non-fiction, there has not been to the best of my knowledge a non-fiction book that takes in all of the family, save for a self-published book that is largely hostile toward the Woodvilles. She also has an excellent point that their individuality must not be forgotten. No more specific information is given to us. The marriage, though happy, was childless, and when Anne fell ill and died in , Bedford felt the need to remarry quickly. Regardless, the numbers of infusion to the upper nobility and hubris of influence! Web, Tablet, Phone, eReader. He had come to answer charges of negligence, likely emanating from Gloucester, and to obtain more funds for the war in France. I use both primary sources and modern historical research to bring my characters to life. Each one of those books has the Woodvilles featured prominently. Get A Copy. Higginbotham creates excitement backed up with intense research and detail, delivered in a readable prose. It's nice to read a book on Ricardian history written by someone without an axe to grind. This wasn't awful, since the chapters were laid out more or less chronologically, but it did remove some of the oomph of certain moments like Jacquetta's witchcraft trial. However, the author definitely does have a bias which was quite clear throughout the book. Not many authors could pull this off successfully but Higginbotham does so with ease. Not my favorite type of non-fiction. Personally I'm fascinated by the marriage of Katherine Woodville and Buckingham and I didn't know that after she went on to marry Jasper Tudor! There was also a lot of themed chapters that touched on highlights of the Woodvilles' lives, but skipped over a lot of the general historical timeline. Jul 30, Sherry Sharpnack rated it really liked it. The Woodvilles: The Wars of the Roses and Englands Most Infamous Family Writer There is no doubt that the Woodville family was large and got considerable benefit from its relationship with Edward IV. Elizabeth's circumstances in , as we shall see later, were not conducive to having her portrait painted, however, so it is likely that the label was based on a mistaken recollection of when Elizabeth became queen. They have been deemed as interlopers; power-hungry upstarts who ruthlessly clawed their way to the top of political and class power. Before the Battle of Barnet, Edward IV had won his brother back to his side, but their relationship had been an uneasy one since then. The king is mindful of the many conspiracies against him which he has repressed in the past, and although many of the rebels and traitors have been punished as an example to others yet, as a merciful prince, he spared not only the rank and file but also some of the movers and stirrers of such treasons. To add insult to injury there were typos with regard to the year of an event and she also indicated Middleton Castle rather than Middleham. Despite her youth — she was still under 20 — Jacquetta proved tenacious in fighting for her rights. She was, in fact, the product of one, that between Jacquetta, Duchess of Bedford, and Richard Woodville, a knight. Lots and lots of speculation. Best for. Apr 04, Trish rated it liked it. Dec 02, Linda rated it liked it. Perhaps they just set their sights higher, which made for a harder fall wished upon them by their enemies. Jun 19, Sarah rated it really liked it Shelves: history-non-fiction , history-england , 15th-century. I couldn't wait for the US release, so I ordered this from England. For years, probably since they were alive, there have been questions about the role the family played in the reign of Edward IV, Richard's older brother, and why Edward would have married a woman of lesser rank, let alone an Englishwoman rather than a foreign princess for alliance purposes. Richard was active not only on the battlefield but on the tournament field — an avocation which he was to pass to at least three of his five sons. Especially when there really didn't seem to be enough historical data in some situations to back up either a sympathetic or hostile approach. We're all guilty of it; how 'the Woodvilles' were everywhere, how 'they' would almost certainly have dominated the government of Edward V. Learn more. A day or so after the hangings, the Duke of Clarence, with Dr William Goddard, a Franciscan friar, in tow, barged into a council meeting at Westminster. At the end of this reading, apart from the subject matter which is certainly very interesting for a lover This is not a work of fiction, so you don't have to expect the author telling you what was in the mind of the various characters. Pros: The research that went into this book is substantial and you can tell while reading it- if you've read a lot on the time period, you're still not going to feel as if you are reading all the same stuff over again. Lots and lots of specul I happen to be a supporter of Richard III and, of course, the Woodville family is quite important in the War of the Roses and the time leading up to the beginnings of the Tudor dynasty. Richard Woodville, Esquire — we shall call him Squire Richard when necessary to distinguish him from his son by the same name — was the second son of John Woodville, who served as Sheriff of Northampton on several occasions in the late fourteenth century as well as in Parliament. Bedford made a strategic marriage to Anne, the sister of Philip 'the Good', Duke of Burgundy, in That's my review. The Woodvilles: The Wars of the Roses and Englands Most Infamous Family Reviews The Woodvilles took little part in this quarrel, which did not concern them. Although it is sometimes uncertain which Richard Woodville is being referred to, it seems to be Sir Richard who in served as the captain of men at arms and archers in France, and who on 9 March received a payment of marks for bringing a payment of wages to Philip, Duke of Burgundy. Please follow the detailed Help center instructions to transfer the files to supported eReaders. And furthermore, Melusina was a famous romance every noblewoman would have been familiar with and proof of this is Jacquetta and other ladies having copies of the romance of Melusina. A mark was equivalent to two-thirds of a pound. It's an antidote to every untrue information of previous biographers, to whom the Woodvilles are a greedy and unlikable lot. It's shocking how many myths crept into the story of this family over the centuries, and it's admirable that Susan Higginbotham decided to clear them all up and return to the contemporary so This is the best biography of the Woodville family. A medieval wife's primary role was to produce children, and Jacquetta excelled at this task. Get A Copy. Even for NF, not my favorite genre, I couldn't put it down. Susan Higginbotham is a novelist with a particular interest in medieval and Tudor history. Feb 03, Susan Abernethy rated it it was amazing. The king is mindful of the many conspiracies against him which he has repressed in the past, and although many of the rebels and traitors have been punished as an example to others yet, as a merciful prince, he spared not only the rank and file but also some of the movers and stirrers of such treasons.
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