Anne Neville : Richard III's tragic queen

The real story of the 'Kingmaker's Daughter'. Published to coincide with the reburial of Richard III Shakespeare's enduring image of Anne is one of bitterness and sorrow. She curses the killer of her husband and father, before succumbing to his marriage proposal, bringing to herself a terrible legacy of grief and suffering an untimely death. Was Anne a passive victim? Did she really jump into bed with the enemy? Through Anne's short life, she was the pawn of powerful men and their fortunes on the battlefield. As the daughter of the notorious Kingmaker, she was no substitute for the sons he did not have, but her gender made her a valuable commodity on the marriage market of the day. Married as a teenager to the immature and bloodthirsty heir to the English throne, she returned from exile expecting triumph, only to find herself fatherless and widowed. Worse still, their killer was her childhood friend, the future Richard III. And now he wanted to make her his wife. In a series of events that belong more in a fairy tale, she disguised herself as a kitchen maid but Richard still found her and the marriage took place. She was to ride the wheel of fortune with him, becoming the mother of his child and then his Queen. Always fragile in health, Anne was dead before the age of thirty. Today, this fascinating and elusive woman is shrouded in controversy and unanswered questions about her life, her infamous husband, and her suspicious death. Shakespeare's Enduring Image Of Richard Iii's Queen Is One Of Bitterness And Sorrow. Anne Curses The Killer Of Her Husband And Father, Before Succumbing To His Marriage Proposal, Bringing To Herself A Terrible Legacy Of Grief And Suffering An Untimely Death. Was Anne A Passive Victim? Did She Really Jump Into Bed With The Enemy? Myths Aside, Who Was The Real Anne? As The Kingmaker's Daughter, She Played A Key Role In His Schemes For The Throne. Machine Generated Contents Note: Anne And Warwick -- 1. Battles And Births, 1453-1456 -- 2. Castle Life, 1456-1458 -- 3. Warring Cousins, 1458-1460 -- 4. Boy And Girl, 1461-1465 -- 5. Romance And Chivalry, 1465-1469 -- 6. Queens In Waiting, 1469-1470 -- 7. Lancastrian Princess, 1471 -- Anne And Gloucester -- 8.a Strange Courtship, 1471-1472 -- 9. Richard's Wife, 1472-1483 -- 10. Crisis, Summer 1483 -- 11. Queen, July-december 1483 -- 12. Disquiet, 1484 -- 13. Elizabeth Of York, 1484-1485 -- 14. Eclipse, 1485. Amy Licence. Includes Bibliographical References (pages [218]-220) And Index. Married as a teenager to the immature and bloodthirsty heir to the throne, Anne Neville returned from exile expecting triumph, only to find herself fatherless and widowed. Worse, the killer of both was the future Richard III, and he now wanted her for his wife. Dead before she was 30, Anne's life is shrouded in controversy and unanswered questions about her, her infamous husband, and her suspicious death. Amy Licence reassesses the long-standing myths about Anne's role, her health and her marriages, to present a new view of the K