Elizabeth Wydville: The Worst Possible Bride for Edward IV?

In 1464 Elizabeth Wydville, a Lancastrian widow, married Edward IV, the first Yorkist king, who had gained the throne after the bloody Battle of Towton. This marriage alienated Edward’s greatest supporter, Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, and led to the outbreak of the second half of the Wars of the Roses. Elizabeth survived her husband, plotted against Richard III, and lived to witness the marriage of her eldest daughter to Henry Tudor in 1486. This day school explores the career of Elizabeth Wydville, and the allegations of witchcraft, and even murder, made against her.

Tutor: Gillian Waters BA MA PGDip PGCE

Term: Spring

Day: Saturday

Time: 10am-4pm

Start Date: 10 February 2024

No. of weeks: 1

Full fee: £52 

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