Elizabeth of York : the mother of Henry VIII / Nancy Harvey.

Elizabeth of York : the mother of Henry VIII / Nancy Harvey.

By
Harvey, Nancy Lenz.

Publication Date
1973

Publication Information
New York : Macmillan,

Physical Description
xiv, 241 p.: ill.

Subject Term
Queens -- Great Britain -- Biography.

Geographic Term
Great Britain -- History -- Henry VII, 1485-1509.
 
Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.

Bibliography Note
Bibliography: p. 227-233.

Summary
A biography of the mother of the first Tudor king.
 
Elizabeth of York (11 February 1466? 11 February 1503) was Queen consort of England as spouse of King Henry VII from 1486 until 1503. Elizabeth of York was a daughter, sister, niece, wife, mother and grandmother of English monarchs - Edward IV, Edward V, Richard III, Henry VII, Henry VIII and Edward VI, Mary and Elizabeth respectively. All English monarchs beginning with Henry VIII are descendants of Elizabeth of York; either through Henry VIII (for Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I), or through Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scots.

Language
English

ISBN
9780025485907


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