John Woodville
Sir John Woodville
Marriage
In January 1465, Woodville's sister,
Warwick's rebellion
In 1469, Woodville and his father accompanied the king on a march north to put down what was thought to be a minor rebellion supporting Edward's brother, the Duke of Clarence, as the legitimate king. Before they met the rebels, both Clarence and Warwick announced their support for the rebellion; by the time the king met the rebels, the rebel force was far stronger than his. In a parley, the rebels told the king that they had no fight with him, but advised him to distance himself from the Woodvilles. In no position to argue, the king sent the Woodville party away.
Capture and execution
Woodville and Rivers went first to the Rivers house at
References
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, édition en ligne, September 2011.
- ^ Harris, Barbara J., English Aristocratic Women, 1450-1550: Marriage and Family, Property and Careers, Oxford University Press, New York, 2002, p. 161.
- ^ Ross, Charles Derek, Edward IV, University of California Press, 1974, p. 93.
- ^ Ross, Charles Derek, Edward IV, University of California Press, 1974, p. 95.
Sources
- The Princes in the Tower by Elizabeth Jenkins