Cook, Sir Thomas, ref 1, ref 2
Coppini, Francesco, ref 1
Corbet, Sir Richard, ref 1, ref 2
Cornwallis, William, ref 1
Court, Henry, ref 1
Cousins’ War:
battle of Barnet, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5
battle of Blore Heath, ref 1
battle of Bosworth, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5, ref 6
battle of Edgecote, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
battle of Hexham, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
battle of Losecote Field, ref 1, ref 2
battle of Ludford Bridge, ref 1
battle of Mortimer’s Cross, ref 1, ref 2
battle of Northampton, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
battle of St Albans (1st), ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5
battle of St Albans (2nd), ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4
battle of Stoke, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
battle of Tewkesbury, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5
battle of Towton, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5
battle of Wakefield, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5
beginning of, ref 1
later called War of the Roses, ref 1, ref 2
‘Loveday’ procession held during, ref 1
Ludlow confrontation, ref 1
Coventry, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
Cranmer, Thomas, ref 1
Crowmer, William, ref 1, ref 2
Culpepper, Thomas, ref 1
Dacre, Lord, ref 1
Dalton, Richard, ref 1
Daunger, John, ref 1
de Brézé, Pierre, ref 1
de la Pole, Alice, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4
de la Pole family, ref 1, ref 2
de la Pole, John, Duke of Suffolk, ref 1, ref 2
de la Pole, William, Earl (later Marquis; Duke) of Suffolk, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5, ref 6, ref 7
death of, ref 1, ref 2
treason charge against, ref 1, ref 2
de Montfort, Simon, ref 1
de Scales, Elizabeth, ref 1, ref 2
Dereham, Francis, ref 1
Desmond, Earl of, ref 1
Devereaux, Anne, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
Devon, Earl of, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5
Dictes or Sayengis of the Philosophres (tr. Woodville), ref 1
Donne, Elizabeth, ref 1
Dorset, Marquis of, see Grey, Thomas
du Maine, Charles, ref 1
Dynham, Sir John, ref 1
Dyve, John, ref 1
Edgecote, battle of, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
Edmund of Rutland, ref 1, ref 2
Edward Earl of March, Duke of York, see Edward IV
Edward Earl of Warwick, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4
execution of, ref 1
Edward II of England, ref 1
Edward III of England, ref 1, ref 2
Edward IV of England (formerly Earl of March), ref 1
abortive French sortie of, ref 1, ref 2
access to York gained by, ref 1
Archbishop of York denied chancellorship by, ref 1
at battle of Mortimer’s Cross, ref 1, ref 2
at battle of Northampton, ref 1, ref 2
at battle of Tewkesbury, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5
Beauforts’ breach with, permanency of, ref 1
Beauforts’ reconciliation with, ref 1
brother executed by, ref 1
brother prevented from becoming Duke of Burgundy by, ref 1
Burdet hanged for conspiracy against, ref 1
in Calais with Warwick and Salisbury, ref 1, ref 2
contrasting demeanours of, ref 1
Countess of Warwick declared legally dead by, ref 1, ref 2
Crown’s solvency and, ref 1
dash across Lincolnshire by, ref 1
death of, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
EW’s dowry appeal to, ref 1
EW’s first son by, ref 1, ref 2
EW’s marriage to, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
EW treated as partner in government by, ref 1
exile of, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
expedition against Louis XI considered by, ref 1
father’s and brother’s remains reburied by, ref 1
first defeat of, ref 1
Flanders exile of, ref 1
fool of, ref 1, ref 2
formal crowning of, ref 1
George of Clarence reconciles with, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
grows in confidence as king, ref 1
Henry of Somerset’s betrayal of, ref 1
illegitimacy question concerning, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4
increasing hostility to France exhibited by, ref 1
Lancastrians defeated by, ref 1
Margaret of Anjou cornered by, ref 1
MB entertains, ref 1, ref 2
meets Henry VI with Warwick, ref 1
news of father’s death reaches, ref 1
nobles and knights beheaded by, ref 1
parhelion seen by, ref 1, ref 2
proclaimed king, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5
returned to throne, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
revelation of secret marriage of, ref 1
Richard III questions legitimacy of marriage of, ref 1
Robin of Redesdale’s rebellion against, ref 1
at second son’s wedding, ref 1
sexual appetite of, ref 1
stunning victory of, over Warwick, ref 1
suspicion of sorcery against, ref 1
at Towton, ref 1, ref 2
validity of marriage of, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4
Warwick’s alienation from, ref 1, ref 2
Warwick captures, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
Warwick’s compromise with, ref 1
Warwick’s plans thwarted by, ref 1
Warwick releases, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
Warwick stirs uprisings against, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
Warwick’s threat underestimated by, ref 1
Woodville given dressing-down by, ref 1, ref 2
Edward V of England:
absent from EW–Richard agreement, ref 1
becomes king, ref 1, ref 2
birth of, ref 1
created Prince of Wales, ref 1
disappearance of, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
mother head of council of, ref 1
own household of, ref 1
plot to free, ref 1
postponed coronation of, ref 1
removed from influence of mother’s family, ref 1
Tower imprisonment of, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5, ref 6, ref 7
Woodvilles raise, ref 1
Edward, Prince of Wales (later Edward V), see Edward V
Edward of Westminster; Prince of Wales, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
at battle of Tewkesbury, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
betrothal of, ref 1
birth of, ref 1, ref 2
christening of, ref 1
death of, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4
flight of, after Towton, ref 1
king knights, ref 1
livery created for, ref 1
Margaret suggests early succession for, ref 1
presented to sick father, ref 1
sent to Hertford Castle, ref 1
settlement threatens title of, ref 1
vulnerable fortunes of, ref 1
Eleanor Duchess of Gloucester, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4
Eleanor Duchess of Somerset, ref 1
Eleanor of Aquitaine, ref 1, ref 2
Elizabeth I of England, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
Elizabeth Duchess of Suffolk, ref 1
Elizabeth of Gorlitz Duchess of Luxembourg, ref 1
Elizabeth Lady Scrope, ref 1
Elizabeth of York, Queen Consort, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5, ref 6, ref 7, ref 8, ref 9, ref 10, ref 11
birth of, ref 1
coronation of, ref 1
death of, ref 1
Henry VII marries, ref 1, ref 2
Richard III and, ref 1
/> Tower princes and, ref 1
England:
Burgundy’s alliance with, ref 1
Burgundy’s widening breach with, ref 1, ref 2
Edward IV invades, ref 1, ref 2
effectively without a king, ref 1
extraordinary change in political landscape of, ref 1
France signs peace treaty with, ref 1
Henry VII’s invasion of, ref 1
Hundred Years’ War’s fortunes turn against, ref 1
new political upheaval in, ref 1
nobles’ invasions of, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
Normandy lost to, ref 1
overseas wars a drain on, ref 1
Oxford attempts to invade, ref 1
Rouen taken from, ref 1
two crowned kings in, ref 1
see also Hundred Years’ War
Eton College, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
Exeter, Duke of, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4
Fabyan, Robert, ref 1
Fastolf, Sir John, ref 1
Fauconberg, ‘Bastard’ of, ref 1
Fauconberg, Lord, ref 1, ref 2
Ferrers, Lady Elizabeth, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4
Ferrers, Lord, ref 1, ref 2
fiction:
discussed, ref 1
history and, ref 1
Fisher, John, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5, ref 6, ref 7, ref 8, ref 9
Fisher King myth, ref 1
Fleetwood, Edward, ref 1
Forster, John, ref 1
Fortescue, Sir John, ref 1
France:
Burgundy joins with, ref 1
England signs peace treaty with, ref 1
English-held Paris falls to, ref 1
foray into Kent by, ref 1
Henry V of England invades, ref 1
loss of English lands in, ref 1
Edward IV’s abortive invasion of, ref 1, ref 2
Normandy won by, ref 1
women denied succession in, ref 1
see also Hundred Years’ War; Louis XI; Burgundy
François de Luxembourg, ref 1
Gascony, ref 1
George Archbishop of York, ref 1
George Duke of Bedford, ref 1, ref 2
George Duke of Clarence, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5, ref 6, ref 7, ref 8, ref 9, ref 10, ref 11, ref 12, ref 13, ref 14, ref 15
allies with Edward IV against Warwick, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4
arrest, trial and execution of, ref 1
EW’s relationship with, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
flees to France, ref 1
lawless behaviour of, ref 1
Grey (née Woodville), Elizabeth, see Woodville, Elizabeth
Grey, Sir Edward, ref 1, ref 2
Grey, Isabella, ref 1
Grey, Sir John, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4
death of, ref 1, ref 2
EW marries, ref 1, ref 2
Grey, Lord, of Ruthin, ref 1, ref 2
Grey, Nicholas, ref 1
Grey, Richard, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5, ref 6, ref 7
Grey, Thomas, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5, ref 6, ref 7, ref 8, ref 9, ref 10, ref 11, ref 12, ref 13
arrest of, ref 1
becomes Marquis of Dorset, ref 1
Grice, John, ref 1
Hall, Edward, ref 1, ref 2
Hanseatic League, ref 1
Hardyng, John, ref 1
Hastings, Anne, ref 1
Hastings, Ralph, ref 1
Hawkins, John, ref 1
Henry II of England, ref 1
Henry IV of England, ref 1, ref 2
Henry V of England, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4
at Agincourt, ref 1, ref 2
death of, ref 1, ref 2
French empire of, ref 1
will of, ref 1
Henry VI of England:
abbey retreats of, ref 1
arrow wound suffered by, ref 1
assassination plot suspected by, ref 1
at battle of Northampton, ref 1
Beaufort banished from court by, ref 1
Beaufort granted lands, offices and command by, ref 1
capture and incarceration of, ref 1, ref 2
claim of witchcraft and sorcery practised against, ref 1
colleges signed over by, ref 1
de la Pole dominates, ref 1
death of, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4
debts of, ref 1
defeat of, in first battle of St Albans, ref 1
Earls of Warwick and March meet, ref 1
English lands in France inherited by, ref 1
Eu release ordered by, ref 1
extravagances of reign of, ref 1
father’s war policy opposed by, ref 1
flight and exile of, after Towton, ref 1, ref 2
horoscope of, ref 1
illnesses of, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4
invasion of France determined by, ref 1
JL meets, ref 1
JL sent for by, ref 1
Kent uprising and, ref 1
Leicester council called by, ref 1
London council called by, ref 1
‘Loveday’ declared by, ref 1
Margaret’s betrothal to, ref 1
Margaret joins, ref 1
Margaret suggests abdication of, ref 1
MB summoned to court of, ref 1
Midlands toured by, ref 1
pardons offered to Yorkist deserters by, ref 1
prophesy of, ref 1, ref 2
rebels pardoned by, ref 1
recovery of, ref 1, ref 2
regarded as ‘simple-minded’, ref 1
restored to throne, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
Richard of York confronts, in St Albans, ref 1
Richard of York pledges loyalty to, ref 1
Richard of York sends to Hertford Castle, ref 1
rumours of infertility of, ref 1
Ruthin turns traitor against, ref 1
at second battle of St Albans, ref 1
son presented to, ref 1
travelling court of, ref 1
truce requested by, ref 1
vendetta against Kent sworn by, ref 1
Woodvilles’ unshakable loyalty to, ref 1
Yorkist lords held to account by, ref 1
Yorkist lords hold, ref 1
Yorkist lords swear loyalty to, ref 1
Henry VI, Part 3 (Shakespeare), ref 1
Henry VII of England:
abandoned at Pembroke Castle, ref 1
absent from EW’s will, ref 1
birth of, ref 1, ref 2
Brittany exile of, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
earldom for, ref 1
at Edgecote, ref 1
Edward IV pardons
Elizabeth of York marries, ref 1, ref 2
escape and sanctuary, ref 1
EW’s relationship with, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
expedition to France by, as king, ref 1
Harlech capture witnessed by, ref 1
Herbert raises, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
Herbert’s capture witnessed by, ref 1
invasion planned by, ref 1
MB’s bequest to, ref 1
MB despairs of return of, ref 1
MB’s reunion with, ref 1
MB’s unstinting support of, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
meticulous accounting by, ref 1
miser, ref 1
Order of the Holy Trinity entered by, ref 1
promises to return to England, ref 1
at Raglan Castle, ref 1
remaining Lancaster supporters courted by, ref 1
Richard III killed by, ref 1, ref 2
Simnel conspiracy against, ref 1, ref 2
throne won by, ref 1
urged to return from exile, ref 1
Henry VIII of England, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5, ref 6
on Anne of Cleves, ref 1
Howard’s arranged marriage to, ref 1
MB a powerful influence on, ref 1
&n
bsp; weight and flatulence of, ref 1
wives executed by, ref 1
Herbert, Maud, ref 1
Herbert, William, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5, ref 6
execution of, ref 1
Hexham, battle of, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
Hicks, Michael, ref 1
history:
women and, ref 1
women excluded from, ref 1
discussed, ref 1
fiction and, ref 1
Holland, Henry, Duke of Exeter, ref 1
Holland, Margaret, ref 1
Hornby, Henry, ref 1
Hôtel de Bourbon, ref 1
Howard, Katherine, ref 1, ref 2
Humphrey Duke of Gloucester, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5, ref 6, ref 7, ref 8
suspected of assassination plot, ref 1
Hundred Years’ War, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5, ref 6, ref 7, ref 8, ref 9
longest term of imprisonment during, ref 1
ransom rights during, ref 1
ruinous expense of, ref 1
Hussey, John, ref 1
Hussey, William, ref 1
Ingleby, John, ref 1
Jacqueline of Hainault, ref 1
Jacques of Luxembourg, ref 1
Jacquetta of Luxembourg (Jacquetta Woodville; dowager Duchess of Bedford):
at Abbey of St Albans, ref 1
asked to negotiate with queen, ref 1
attempts to remove ‘witchcraft’ slur, ref 1
bibliography for discussion of, ref 1
birth and early life of, ref 1
Canterbury pilgrimage of, ref 1
children’s marriages and, ref 1
Cook affair concerning, ref 1, ref 2
in Coventry, ref 1
death of, ref 1
Elizabeth born to, ref 1
English and European ancestry of, ref 1
EW’s secret marriage and, ref 1, ref 2
first marriage of, ref 1
grief of, ref 1
Henry VI meets, ref 1
history of Melusina owned by, ref 1
John Duke of Bedford marries, ref 1
king fines, forgives and pardons, ref 1
lack of biography of, ref 1, ref 2
lady of the manor, ref 1
in The Lady of the Rivers, ref 1
lady-in-waiting, ref 1
Lancastrian supports dismissed from service of, ref 1
liberated from sanctuary, ref 1
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