الیزابث از یورک: ملکه تودور فراموش‌شده

As Tudors go, Elizabeth of York is relatively unknown. Yet through her marriage to Henry VII she became the mother of the dynasty, with her children including a King of England (Henry VIII) and Queens of Scotland (Margaret) and France (Mary Rose), and her direct descendants including three Tudor monarchs, two executed queens and, ultimately, the Stuart royal family. Although her offspring took England into the early modern world, Elizabeth's upbringing was rooted firmly in the medieval world, with its courtly and religious rituals and expectations of women. The pivotal moment was 1485. Before then, her future was uncertain amid the turbulent Wars of the Roses, Elizabeth being promised first to one man and then another, and witnessing the humiliation and murder of her family. Surviving the bloodbath of the reign of her uncle, Richard III, she slipped easily into the roles of devoted wife and queen to Henry VII and mother to his children, and has been venerated ever since for her docility and beauty. Yet was she as placid as history has suggested? In fact, she may have been a deeply cultured and intelligent survivor who learnt to walk a difficult path through the twists and turns of fortune. Perhaps she was more of a modern woman than historians have given her credit for. As Tudors go, Elizabeth of York is relatively unknown. Yet she was the mother of the dynasty, with her children becoming King of England, Queens of Scotland and France, and her direct descendants including 3 Tudor monarchs, 2 executed queens and ultimately, the Stuart royal family. This is the story of Henry VII's queen Through her marriage to Henry VII, Elizabeth of York became the mother of the Tudor dynasty. Her upbringing was rooted firmly in the medieval world; the pivotal moment was 1485, during the turbulent War of the Roses. Licence examines her life, and questions whether Elizabeth was as placid than historians have suggested