#It's really a shame - these missing records mean that whole swaths of royal activity are completely invisible and out of reach
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every day I wish that Edward IV's Chamber records actually survived :/
#We would probably be able to find out so much about Elizabeth Woodville#But also in general - there's so much about his own life and reign that remains so unknown due to these missing records#We would have known a great deal about finances and statecraft and diplomacy in his reign yes -#But it would have also been a personal window into his and his family's interests and habits that are currently completely out of reach#and his marriage as well! there's so much we know about Henry VII & Elizabeth of York specifically because of the survival of#royal chamber records of Henry VII's reign - but we don't and can't know the same for Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville#even his affairs tbh - Ross suggests that none of them seem to have been important/influential enough to leave any trace in any other#official record (which I agree with) but chamber records would probably clarify the exact people and timelines#We'd also probably be able to learn more about teenage Elizabeth of York! I *really* want to know more about her childhood and teen years#We also (might!) be able to know more about Margaret of Anjou during 1471-75 - at least I really really hope so#It's really a shame - these missing records mean that whole swaths of royal activity are completely invisible and out of reach#it's even more frustrating because Chamber records HAVE survived for Henry VII and Henry VIII but not for Edward IV :(#here's hoping they miraculously turn up somewhere someday lol
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