Woodville Family

Richard Woodville, Third Earl Rivers

Here’s another Woodville mini-biography I’ve posted on my website: By far the least known brother of Elizabeth Woodville is Richard, who eventually became the third Earl Rivers. Richard seems to have been the second oldest Woodville brother. Cora Scofield in her biography of Edward IV refers to his having been pardoned in 1462 for his

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John Woodville and His Elderly Bride

As I mentioned earlier, I’ve been posting mini-biographies of the various Woodville family members on my website. Here’s the latest: John Woodville, described as being age 20 in 1465, was probably the second or third of Elizabeth Woodville’s brothers. John is notorious, of course, for marrying Katherine Neville, Duchess of Norfolk, a wealthy widow well

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