Elizabeth of York, The First Tudor Queen
Elizabeth of York, The first Tudor Queen Elizabeth was born into a turbulent period of history, the Wars of the Roses, she was the eldest daughter of Queen Elizabeth Woodville and King Edward IV. Elizabeth was the daughter, niece, sister, wife, mother and grandmother of monarchs, she has one hell of a lineage. Elizabeth was born at the Palace of Westminster in 1469, this was one of the preferred lodgings of Edward IV. She was christened at Westminster Abbey; her grandmothers, Jacquetta Rivers and Cecily Neville, were her sponsors. Elizabeth was surrounded by some of the most dominant women of their time, which might have influenced her. In 1475, Edward IV made an advantageous marriage proposal for Elizabeth to Louis XI's son, Charles. This was a very good match but one that the French would end up abandoning in 1482, Elizabeth was publicly jilted, which was humiliating. Not much is known about the early years of Elizabeth's life, she was brought up like a princess, she w