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Elizabeth of York
Daughter of Edward IV, last king of the House of York, and a central royal figure of the Wars of the Roses;…
Timeline
- 1486–1490Westminster · LondonAfter marrying Henry VII she presided over the court and bore children including Prince Arthur (1486) and Princess Margaret (1489), laying the foundation for the continuation of the Tudor royal house.
- 1491Greenwich Palace · LondonOn 28 June 1491 at Greenwich she gave birth to her second son Henry (later Henry VIII), consolidating the Tudor line of succession and becoming one of the most important royal events of the dynasty's mid-period.
- 1492–1498London · LondonDuring Perkin Warbeck's imposture, Elizabeth, as a queen of York blood, maintained court stability and the dynasty's symbolic significance, and continued to bear royal children.
- 1499–1500Richmond Palace · LondonAfter Warbeck was executed the threat to the court eased, and Elizabeth continued to fulfill her ceremonial and charitable duties as queen; the Tudor dynasty presented a relatively stable situation at the turn of the century.
Sources
- Elizabeth of York — Encyclopaedia Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Elizabeth-of-York
- Elizabeth of York: A Tudor Queen and Her World — Alison Weir (2013)