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Elizabeth of York


The Nostalgic Scootle
Owner: Andraste

Age: 6 years, 9 months, 1 week

Born: June 16th, 2017

Adopted: 3 years, 6 months, 1 week ago

Adopted: September 20th, 2020


Pet Spotlight Winner
June 21st, 2021

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  • Level: 59
     
  • Strength: 147
     
  • Defense: 148
     
  • Speed: 146
     
  • Health: 147
     
  • HP: 147/147
     
  • Intelligence: 142
     
  • Books Read: 137
  • Food Eaten: 0
  • Job: Kidnapper on Retainer


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11 February 1466 – 11 February 1503

Elizabeth of York was the daughter, sister, niece, and wife of the king throughout her life. She was born on 11 February 1466 at Westminster Palace in London, England to her mother, Elizabeth Woodville (Queen of England), and her father, King Edward IV of England. She was the eldest of King Edward IV's 10 children with Elizabeth Woodville, though she did have two older brothers from her mother's previous marriage; Thomas and Richard Grey. This made her the last Yorkist Princess as she was the daughter of the King, the second to last king of House York.
After her father died in April of 1483, her brother Edward V ascended to the throne with her uncle, Richard, Duke of Gloucester as his regent and protector until he was of the age to take the throne himself, making her the sister of the King. Edward V was sent to the Tower of London by his uncle Richard to keep him safe from harm, along with his little brother Richard, Duke of York. It is widely thought that, after Richard had Edward IV's marriage to Elizabeth Woodville deemed invalid in the eyes of God and their children declared bastards, that he had Edward V and his younger brother Richard killed in their beds while locked away in the tower.
After announcing the illegitimacy of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville's children, King Richard III (formerly Richard, Duck of Gloucester) ascended the throne with his wife Anne Neville (Queen of England and formerly Princess of Wales) in June 1483, making her the niece of the King. It was rumored that Richard III had intended to marry Elizabeth of York, as his wife Anne was dying and they had no surviving children, but he ultimately sent Elizabeth away to the castle of Sheriff Hutton and started talks to have her marry the future King Manuel I of Portugal in order to squash these rumors.
In August of 1485, Richard III fell in the Battle of Bosworth Field, the final battle in the War of the Roses, to Henry Tudor (King Henry VII of England) marking the end of the House of York. Henry VII, having promised to marry Elizabeth of York before he arrived in England in exchange for Yorkist support in his quest for the throne, decided to be coronated alone in October 1485 before their marriage, so he appeared to the people of England as having won the throne himself and not because he married the de facto heiress of the House of York. Henry VII repealed the Act of Titulus Regius (the act that caused Elizabeth and her siblings to be deemed bastards and took away their entitlement to the throne of England) once he became king, acknowledging Edward V as his predecessor as king. Though Richard III was considered a usurper King, the Tudors did not ignore his reign as king and kept it in their histories. Due to their relation as cousins (both were descended from John of Gaunt or his older brother Lionel in the 4th degree) Henry and Elizabeth required a papal dispensation to wed because of Canon Law frowning upon 'affinity". They sent out two applications for marriage, one local and one to Pope Innocent VIII in Rome, though both were granted. Ultimately, however, the marriage was approved by papal bull of Pope Innocent VIII dated March 1486, which would be one month after Henry and Elizabeth were married. Elizabeth of York became the wife of the King in January 1486 in a ceremony held at Westminster Abbey and officiated by Cardinal Bourchier, Archbishop of Canterbury.
8 months after their wedding, Elizabeth gave birth to their first child, Arthur, in September 1486. She officially became Queen of England in November 1487. Despite the fact that their marriage was originally once born of pure politics, it is noted that the relationship truly blossomed and the couple grew to really love and respect one another. They had a total of 8 children, only 4 of which survived their infancy: Arthur (Prince of Wales), Margaret Tudor (Queen Consort of Scotland & Queen Regent of Scotland for her son James V), Henry VIII (King of England), and Mary Tudor (Queen of France & de facto queen of England for nine days in July 1553.) Thomas Penn, who wrote a biography of King Henry VII, was qouted as saying "Though founded on pragmatism, Henry and Elizabeth's marriage had nevertheless blossomed throughout the uncertainty and upheaval of the previous eighteen years. This was a marriage of 'faithful love', of mutual attraction, affection and respect, from which the king seems to have drawn great strength." The symbol of the Tudor dynasty is the Tudor rose, which became a royal symbol for England upon Elizabeth's marriage to Henry VII in 1486 and was said to be a wedding gift to Elizabeth from Henry VII. Her White Rose of York is most commonly proper to her husband's Red Rose of Lancaster and today, uncrowned, is still the floral emblem of England.
As a devote Catholic, Elizabeth tried to hold up to the three theological virtues of the Catholic Church, which was evident in her life's passion of charity. She indebted herself, on multiple occasions, by handing out large quantities of coin and alms*. Elizabeth also was known to give generously to monks and religious establishments to further her faith. This was direct contradiction to the rumur that Henry VII allowed his wife no spending money and that he mistreated her. In fact, in letters written by Elizabeth, it was found that Henry VII was a very devoted, doting, and generous husband in private. Elizabeth of York did not exercise much political influence as queen due to her strong-minded mother-in-law Lady Margaret Beaufort, but she was reported to be gentle, kind, and generous to her relations, servants, and benefactors. One report does state that Henry VII chose to appoint Elizabeth's choice for a vacant Bishopric over his mother's choice, showing Henry's affection for, and willingness to listen to, Elizabeth.
Elizabeth appeared to have a love of books, especially English printer William Caxton, as well as a love of music, dancing, and gambling. All of which were pastimes she enjoyed with her husband. She also kept and raised Greyhound dogs that Henry VII would use for his hunts.
In November 1501, Elizabeth saw her son Arthur married to future Queen of England, Catherine of Aragon. After Arthur's death in 1502, Elizabeth comforted a publicly grieving Henry VII, before he did the same for her in her private bed chambers after her ladies summoned him. Elizabeth became pregnant again in 1502, and gave birth in February of 1503 to Katherine, who died a few days after her birth. Elizabeth suffered from a post partum infection after the birth of Katherine, and succumbed to her illness on February 11th of 1503, what would have been her 37th birthday. Having been absolutely devastated by the death of Elizabeth of York, Henry VII remained unmarried until his death in 1509. Though multiple women were considered as his new bride, the specifications that Henry gave to his ambassadors outlining what he wanted in a second wife described Elizabeth to a tee and he wouldn't accept a bride who wasn't exactly like her. On each anniversary of her death, he decreed that a requiem mass be sung, the bells be tolled, and 100 candles be lit in her honor and also continued to employ her minstrels each New Year. Henry VII and Elizabeth of York were buried under their effigies in his Westminster Abbey chapel, although her tomb was opened in the 19th century and the wood casing of her lead coffin was found to have been removed to create space for the interment of her great-great-grandson James VI and I.

*(Alms: money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy.)

The White Princess is a Starz limited series based on the life of Elizabeth of York during her reign as Queen of England and her marriage to King Henry VII. The show itself is based off a book series (The Cousin's War by Philippa Gregory*) that takes readers from the lives (and reigns) of the Houses of Plantagenet & Tudor, as well as the War of the Roses.

*I highly suggest this series, despite the fact that it tends to be a smidge more fiction than factual. Both the book series and the television series (The White Queen, The White Princess, and The Spanish Princes) are all absolutely amazing.

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