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Elizabeth Woodville (also spelt Wydville, Wydeville, or Widvile; [a] c. 1437 [1] – 8 June 1492), later known as Dame Elizabeth Grey, was Queen of England from 1 May 1464 until 3 October 1470 and from 11 April 1471 until 9 April 1483 as the wife of King Edward IV.
Elizabeth Grey was born in about 1497, a daughter of Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset, member of the House of Grey, and Cecily Bonville, Baroness Harington and Bonville, one of the wealthiest heiresses in England in the latter half of the 15th century. [1]
The piece featuring Meghan is entitled Returning White Queen and portrays her as Elizabeth Woodville, later known as Dame Elizabeth Grey, who was Queen of England by marriage to King Edward in 1464.
Lady Jane Grey was the eldest daughter of Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk, and his wife, Frances Brandon.The traditional view is that she was born at Bradgate Park in Leicestershire in October 1537, but more recent research indicates that she was born somewhat earlier, possibly in London, sometime before May 1537 [8] [9] or between May 1536 and February 1537. [10]
Dame Beryl Elizabeth Grey CH DBE FRSA (née Groom; 11 June 1927 – 10 December 2022) was a British ballet dancer. Early life. Beryl Elizabeth Groom was born in ...
Elizabeth, now styled as Dame Grey, was forced to seek sanctuary with her daughters, while her two sons, the "Princes in the Tower" were kept in the Tower of London by the orders of King Richard III. On 25 June 1483, King Richard also ordered the executions of Anne and Elizabeth's brother Anthony Woodville, Earl Rivers , and Richard Grey who ...
Elizabeth Grey, Countess of Kent (née Lady Elizabeth Talbot) (1582 – 7 December 1651) was a medical recipe collector, and the wife of Henry Grey, 8th Earl of Kent.
Elizabeth was the daughter of John Grey, 2nd Viscount Lisle and Lady Muriel Howard. [1] The death of her father in 1504 meant that she was born a considerable heiress and ward of the Crown. In 1509 her uncle, Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk , obtained a lease of her lands from the king. [ 2 ]