Elizabeth of York, 1456-1503, heiress to the royal House of York, is said to have schemed to marry Richard III, the man who deposed and probably killed her brothers, and it is possible that she then conspired to put Henry Tudor on the throne.
Yet after her marriage to Henry VII which united the royal houses of Lancaster and York, a picture emerges of a royal consort (mild, pious, generous and fruitful). It has been said that Elizabeth was distrusted by her husband and her formidable mother-in-law, Margaret Beaufort. Alison Weir sets out to show that Elizabeth was his much loved wife and that she loved and respected her mother-in-law, and that they worked together on many occasions.
Alison Weir builds an intriguing portrait of this much loved Queen placing her in the context of the magnificent, ceremonious and often brutal world which she inhabited. Weir details many churches, monasteries and convents given very generous offerings by the Queen, including constant alms to the poor. There are well described church services and rituals which give an insight into the religious devotion of the times.
A.D. (Ireland, 2015)