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George Neville

NEVILLE, GEORGE (1433?–1476), bishop of Exeter, archbishop of York and chancellor of England, fourth and youngest son of Richard Neville, earl of Salisbury [q. v.], and Alice, only legitimate child of Thomas de Montacute, fourth… 

Francis Lovell

LOVELL, FRANCIS, Viscount Lovell (1454–1487?), born in 1454, descended from the eldest brother of Philip Lovel [q. v.], was son of John, eighth baron Lovell of Tichmarsh, Northants (d. 1464), an adherent of Henry VI, by his… 

William, Lord Hastings

HASTINGS, WILLIAM, Lord Hastings (1430?–1483), was son of Sir Leonard Hastings, who was descended from a younger son of William Hastings, steward to Henry II, and was a retainer of Richard, duke of York; his mother was… 

Richard Neville, Earl of Salisbury

NEVILLE, RICHARD, Earl of Salisbury (1400–1460), was the eldest son of Ralph Neville, first earl of Westmorland [q. v.], by his second wife Joan Beaufort, daughter of John of Gaunt. His brothers, Edward, first baron Bergavenny [q.… 

Richard of Shrewsbury, duke of York

RICHARD, Duke of York (1472–1483), second son of Edward IV by his queen, Elizabeth Woodville, was born at Shrewsbury on 17 Aug. 1472 (Gent. Mag. January 1831, p. 25). He was created Duke of York… 

The marriage of Henry VI, King of England and Margaret of Anjou

Margaret of Anjou, Queen Consort

Margaret of Anjou [23 March 1430 – 25 August 1482] was Queen Consort of England from 1445 as a result of her marriage to King Henry VI. A daughter of Count Rene of Anjou and… 

Richard III by an unknown artist; oil on panel, late 16th century. NPG148 © National Portrait Gallery, London.

King Richard III

Richard III ruled England from 26 June 1483 until his death in the Battle of Bosworth on 22 August 1485. Born at Fotheringay on 2 October 1452, he was the eleventh born child of Richard… 

Henry Beaufort, bishop, cardinal

BEAUFORT, HENRY (d. 1447), bishop of Winchester and cardinal, was the second and illegitimate son of John of Gaunt by Catherine, widow of Sir Hugh Swynford. His parents having been married in 1396, their children…