Wiltshire, Earl of, ref 1
Wisetowe, William, ref 1
witchcraft and sorcery, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
EW suspected of, ref 1, ref 2
increase in trials for, ref 1
JL suspected of, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5
papal bull concerning, ref 1
Woking, ref 1, ref 2
women:
excluded from history, ref 1
history and, ref 1
medieval view of, ref 1
Woodville, Anne, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4
Woodville, Anthony (later Earl Rivers), 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
Edward IV pardons, ref 1
Edward IV’s trust gained by, ref 1
execution of, ref 1, ref 2
exile in Flanders of, ref 1
friction between Hastings and, ref 1
given lordship of Isle of Wight, ref 1
jewels stolen from, ref 1
JL’s books inherited by, ref 1
marriage of, ref 1
Tower defended by, ref 1
Yorkist soldiers capture, ref 1, ref 2
Woodville, Edward, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4
Woodville, Eleanor, ref 1
Woodville, Elizabeth, Queen Consort:
absent from daughter’s coronation, ref 1, ref 2
annuity of, ref 1
Bacon’s remark concerning, ref 1
in biography and literature, ref 1
birth and early life of, ref 1
Buckingham plot and, ref 1
‘churching of’, ref 1
claims concerning marriage of, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
college patronage of, ref 1
Cook affair concerning, ref 1, ref 2
coronation of, ref 1
coronation robes of, ref 1
death of, ref 1, ref 2
Dictes read by, ref 1
dowry lands and, ref 1, ref 2
Edward builds apartments for, ref 1
Edward’s death and, ref 1
Edward’s marriage to, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
Edward’s sexual profligacy and, ref 1
expenses of, ref 1
financially astute, ref 1
first marriage of, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
funeral of, ref 1
Grey’s death and, ref 1, ref 2
Grey family trust of, ref 1
Hastings’s relationship with, ref 1
head of son’s council, ref 1
Henry VII penalises, ref 1
Henry VII’s relationship with, ref 1, ref 2
in-laws and, ref 1
JL’s books inherited by, ref 1
learning and leisure pursuits of, ref 1
life of, ref 1 passim
local ‘good lady’, ref 1
Merchant Adventurers and, ref 1
modern historians’ accounts of, ref 1
money gifts to subjects from, ref 1
in Norwich, ref 1
notes and sources for discussion of, ref 1
often slandered, ref 1
own household of, ref 1
partner in government, ref 1
petitions to, ref 1
pilgrimages undertaken by, ref 1
Pope petitioned by, ref 1
at reburial ceremony, ref 1
religious patronage of, ref 1
return to throne of, ref 1
Richard III’s anger with, ref 1
Richard III’s formal agreement with, ref 1
Richard III’s relationship with, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5
at second son’s wedding, ref 1
seen as a person, ref 1
seen as seducer of younger man, ref 1
signature of, ref 1
Simnel conspiracy and, ref 1, ref 2
on state occasions, ref 1
Stonor affair concerning, ref 1, ref 2
Tower princes and, ref 1, ref 2,
Tower refuge of, ref 1, ref 2
validity of marriage of, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4
Westminster sanctuaries of, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5
will of, ref 1
witchcraft suspected of, ref 1, ref 2
yield from lands of, ref 1
Woodville family, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5
Woodville, Jacquetta Jr, ref 1, ref 2
Woodville, Jacquetta Sr, see Jacquetta of Luxembourg
Woodville, Joan, ref 1, ref 2
Woodville, John, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
capture and execution of, ref 1, ref 2
Woodville, Katherine, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5
Woodville, Lewis, ref 1
Woodville, Lionel, ref 1, ref 2
Woodville, Margaret (later Countess of Arundel), ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
Woodville, Martha, ref 1
Woodville, Mary, ref 1
Woodville, Sir Richard (later Lord Rivers), ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4, ref 5, ref 6, ref 7, ref 8, ref 9, ref 10, ref 11, ref 12
appointed seneschal of Gascony, ref 1
appointed Treasurer, ref 1
barony for, ref 1, ref 2
at Blore Heath, ref 1
Calais posting of, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3, ref 4
capture and execution of, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
Cook affair concerning, ref 1, ref 2
earldom for, ref 1, ref 2
Edward IV pardons, ref 1
Edward IV’s trust gained by, ref 1
JL’s marriage to, ref 1
king confirms Calais captaincy of, ref 1
in ‘Loveday’ procession, ref 1
made Constable of England, ref 1
made Constable of Rochester Castle, ref 1
Margaret’s marauding force led by, ref 1
military commander for House of Lancaster, ref 1
relieved of Calais command, ref 1
returns from Calais, ref 1
Rivers family name chosen by, ref 1
sent to Sandwich, ref 1
soldiers mutiny against, ref 1
Towton survived by, ref 1
Yorkist soldiers capture, ref 1
Woodville, Richard, ref 1, ref 2
Woolf, Virginia, ref 1
Worcester, Earl of, ref 1
Yolande of Aragon, ref 1
York, House of, ref 1, ref 2, ref 3
excluded from council, ref 1
white rose of, ref 1
see also Plantagenet, Richard, Duke of York
Yotton, John, ref 1
DR PHILIPPA GREGORY was an established historian and writer when she developed an interest in the Tudor period and wrote the internationally bestselling novel The Other Boleyn Girl. She is currently writing a series of books on the Plantagenet family, of which the first two – The White Queen and The Red Queen – were number-one bestsellers in the UK. She lives in England and welcomes visitors to her website: www.philippagregory.com
DAVID BALDWIN taught history at the Universities of Leicester and Nottingham for many years and is the author of five books, including Elizabeth Woodville: Mother of the Princes in the Tower.
MICHAEL JONES taught at the University of South West England, the University of Glasgow and Winchester College. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and now works freelance as a writer and media presenter. He is the author of seven books, including The King’s Mother, a highly praised biography of Margaret Beaufort shortlisted for the Whitfield Prize.
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