{"id":255758,"date":"2026-07-13T04:40:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T01:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/cecily-neville-mother-of-richard-iii-john-ashdown-hill\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T04:40:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T01:40:40","slug":"cecily-neville-mother-of-richard-iii-john-ashdown-hill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/cecily-neville-mother-of-richard-iii-john-ashdown-hill\/","title":{"rendered":"Cecily Neville Mother Of Richard III &#8211; John Ashdown &#8211; Hill"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"text-align:center;margin:0 auto 1.5em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2125925fa4cbbdfc.jpg\" alt=\" - Unknown book cover\" style=\"max-width:300px;width:100%;height:auto;box-shadow:0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,.25);border-radius:4px;\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>At this point, of course, in English history, there had never been a reigning queen of England. The only person who had ever claimed that position \u2013 the Empress Matilda \u2013 had never actually secured recognition for her tenure of that role, despite the fact that her son had subsequently succeeded to the throne as King Henry II. Nevertheless, the role in England of George (whom his brother had created Duke of Clarence) was now becoming uncertain.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, his elder brother was clearly aware of this, because he attempted to win another position for George, by promoting plans for a marriage between the Duke of Clarence and the Burgundian heiress presumptive, Marie. Unfortunately the Burgundian court apparently preferred to negotiate instead a marriage between Marie\u2019s father, the Count of Charolais, and Edward and George\u2019s sister, Margaret of York, presumably in the hope of producing a male heir apparent for the duchy. The potential project of a Burgundian marriage for George therefore produced no result. Meanwhile, Cecily must have been aware that a relationship was developing between her nephew, Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, and his young cousin, George (Duke of Clarence).<\/p>\n<p>Warwick had definitely felt insulted by Edward IV\u2019s publication of his marriage to Elizabeth Widville. He also opposed the projected Burgundian marriage of Margaret of York (which was strongly supported by Elizabeth Widville and her family). Warwick would have preferred to arrange a French royal marriage for Margaret. He also explored with King Louis XI of France the possibility of granting some Burgundian lands and titles to his young cousin, George.<\/p>\n<p>This idea was opposed by Edward IV, but of course, George himself welcomed the idea. Thus by the early summer of 1467 George was known to be siding with his elder cousin, Warwick, and to be at odds with his brother, the king. Cecily\u2019s own earlier problems in respect of Edward and his secret marriage were now apparently augmented by the fact that one of her younger sons was now experiencing problems with the king.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The right of John Ashdown-Hill to be identified as Author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission from the Publisher in writing.<\/p>\n<p>Pen &#038; Sword Books Ltd incorporates the Imprints of Aviation, Atlas, Family History, Fiction, Maritime, Military, Discovery, Politics, History, Archaeology, Select, Wharncliffe Local History, Wharncliffe True Crime, Military Classics, Wharncliffe Transport, Leo Cooper, The Praetorian Press, Remember When, Seaforth Publishing and Frontline Publishing. For a complete list of Pen &#038; Sword titles please contact PEN &#038; SWORD BOOKS LTD 47 Church Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 2AS, England E-mail: enquiries@pen-and-sword.co.uk Website: www.pen-and-sword.co.uk Or PEN AND SWORD BOOKS 1950 Lawrence Rd, Havertown, PA 19083, USA E-mail: Uspen-and-sword@casematepublishers.com Website: www.penandswordbooks.com 1kitap1.com\/en There are many ways of regarding, for instance, a historical fact.<\/p>\n<p>Take an example: many books have been written on your Mary Queen of Scots, representing her as a martyr, as an unprincipled and wanton woman, as a rather simple-minded saint, as a murderess and an intriguer, or again as a victim of circumstances and fate! One can take one\u2019s choice. Agatha Christie, Five Little Pigs, London 1943 (2013), p. 118. \u03a0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03ac\u03bc\u03bc\u03bf \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03be\u03b1\u03bd\u03b8\u03ae \u03b3\u03c1\u03ac\u03c8\u03b1\u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u2019 \u03cc\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03ac \u03c4\u03b7\u03b6.<\/p>\n<p>\u03a9\u03c1\u03b1\u03af\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c6\u03cd\u03c3\u03b7\u03be\u03b5 \u03bf \u03bc\u03c0\u03ac\u03c4\u03b7\u03b6 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c3\u03b2\u03ae\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5 \u03b7 \u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03c6\u03ae. \u0393\u03b9\u03ce\u03c1\u03b3\u03bf\u03b6 \u03a3\u03b5\u03c6\u03ad\u03c1\u03b7\u03b6\u00b7 \u0386\u03c1\u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7 (On the golden sand we wrote her name. The lovely breeze blew and wiped out the writing. Giorgos Seferis: Denial \u2013 trans. J.A-H) Dedicated in honour of Our Lady of Walsingham, whose Norfolk shrine was patronised by Cecily and her husband.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>This is a short excerpt from the opening of &ldquo;&rdquo; by Unknown, quoted for review and introduction purposes. 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