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Cecily, Princess of York
Category: 15th century women’s history Published on: 27th May 2020

There's no denying the Woodville women were a fine-looking lot. Elizabeth Woodville was said to have used her beauty and...

Fonmon Castle and another St John connection
Category: 15th century women’s history Published on: 28th February 2016

The Lydiard Park estate came in to the possession of the St John family when Oliver St John married Margaret Beauchamp in...

Katherine Neville, Baroness Hastings
Category: 15th century women’s history Published on: 12th August 2013

So who did kill the Princes in the tower? Sunday's penultimate episode of The White Queen did a good job of considering all...

Me and Joan Neville, Countess of Arundel
Category: 15th century 20th century women’s history Published on: 29th July 2013

Joan Neville and I go back a long way. In fact, my love of history, stately homes and a predisposition to being nosey could...

Alice Neville, Lady Fitzhugh
Category: 15th century women’s history Published on: 27th July 2013

Now more than half way through the ten part series and the success of The White Queen is no longer up for debate. You are...

Eleanor Neville, Lady Stanley
Category: 15th century women’s history Published on: 9th July 2013

This week's episode of The White Queen placed the scheming Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, centre stage with his daughters...

Lady Cecily Neville, Duchess of Warwick.
Category: 15th century women’s history Published on: 2nd July 2013

Second Neville sister Cecily was named for the least attractive female character in The White Queen BBC1 series, excepting...

Joan Neville, Countess of Arundel
Category: 15th century women’s history Published on: 1st July 2013

During the 15th century the Church banned sex on every Sunday during Lent, and for pretty much half the rest of the year as...

Warwick the Kingmaker
Category: 15th century women’s history Published on: 30th June 2013

In this week's episode of the White Queen (BBC1 9pm Sunday) St John sister Margaret Beaufort joins Warwick's rebellion...

The White Queen
Category: 15th century women’s history Published on: 24th June 2013

Are you captivated by the new BBC1 historical drama The White Queen - or are you busy looking for zips, down-pipes and...