Anne Neville, daughter of the Duke of Warwick who was a key figure in the Wars of the Roses, first married the heir of the Lancaster branch of the Plantagenets, then married the brother of Yorkist king who himself became king Richard III. Her life wa

Joan of Kent was the ancestor of many of England's monarchs. Here's some of her descendants.

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A description of the women characters in Shakespeare's Richard III, including how their actual stories differ from Shakespeare's depiction.

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Cecily Neville, whose husband unsuccessfully claimed the crown of England, was herself the mother of two kings of England.

Women who were queen consorts or ruling queens in medieval British history.

Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, was mother to two kings of England, and wife to a would-be king. She plays a part in the politics of the War of the Roses.

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