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wonder-worker · 8 months

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was Elizabeth Wydeville one of Margaret of Anjou's ladies in waiting?

Hi! No, she wasn't.

"The popular tradition that Elizabeth Woodville herself was one of [Margaret of Anjou's] ladies seems to have been pure invention. As long ago as 1935 Smith observed that the earliest reference to this was made in Thomas More's History of Richard III, and that attempts to identify her with the 'Isabelle Domine Grey' of Margaret's accounts are misguided given that this married lady was among those accompanying Margaret from France and thus could not be the 8-year-old Elizabeth Woodville. Moreover, the Elizabeth Grey 'daily attendant on the queen's person' was recorded in June 1445 as the widow of Sir Ralph Grey, and their son, a minor, was in the king's household." (X)

#ask #personally i like to think that they still met each other at court or otherwise - especially since Margaret was very fond of Jacquetta #and since Elizabeth's father and brother played a military role in the war #I think they would have liked each other <3 #also imo considering her first marriage and changing regimes i don't think EW would have had much practical experience at court #before she became queen #it's an element of her queenship (ie: lack of suitable status *and* lack of experience) that I wish was discussed more #elizabeth woodville #margaret of anjou #queue

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