![]() ![]() The Yorkists were also triumphant at Tewkesbury where the killed Edward of Westminster and captured Margaret of Anjou and Anne Neville. Eventually Edward and Margaret invaded England however at the Battle of Barnet, the Yorks were successful and Anne’s father was among those killed. He did this by marrying Anne to Henry VI’s son and heir Edward of Westminster (Prince of Wales). When Warwick switched his alliance in 1469 to the Lancastrian side and trying to promote the return of King Henry VI, he had to convince the head of the effort, Henry’s Queen, Margaret of Anjou, that he was loyal. As readers will know her father eventually switched his alliance to the House of Lancaster. Anne watched as her father turned Edward of York into King Edward IV, her father was known as the Kingmaker. Her family were the most wealthiest and politically powerful family in the kingdom. Birth and ChildhoodĪnne Neville was born at Warwick Castle on 11th June 1456 to the 16th Earl of Warwick, Richard Neville and Anne de Beauchamp. So I decided to take a look at the life and times of Anne Neville and to try and come to some sort of decision as to just what sort of a Queen she really was. For some unknown reason I never believed Anne Neville to be so uncaring and quite frankly nasty. ![]() Like millions of others last night, I was an avid view of the BBC 1 adaptation of ‘The White Queen’, the reason I choose now to blog on the programme is because of the way Anne Neville was portrayed in last night’s episode. ![]()
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