#OTD 16 Mar 1485
Queen #AnneNeville died aged 28
The wife of #RichardIII & one of Richard, Earl of Warwick; 'The Kingmaker's' 2 daughters
A great heiress in her time, she was widowed when Edward the Lancastrian #PrinceofWales died, she married Richard in 1472
She is buried at Westminster Abbey
Richard and Anne as King and Queen (Salisbury Roll, c. 1483-85).
#OTD in 1483 #AnneNeville and Richard III had their coronation. 1/3
Contemporary illumination (Rous Roll, 1483) of Richard, his wife Anne Neville, and their son Edward
Their coronation stands as a moment of high ceremony and deep controversy. It reminds us how power, lineage, and political necessity could reshape a kingdom in a single day.
#RichardIII #AnneNeville #WarsOfTheRoses #WestminsterAbbey #EnglishHistory #RoyalCoronation #OnThisDay
#OTD 1456: Birth of Anne Neville, youngest daughter of the Warwick the Kingmaker, wife to Richard III. Crowned alongside him in 1483. Died March 1485, less than a year after the death of her only son and 5 months before Richard's defeat at Bosworth. #AnneNeville #RichardIII #ThjeKingsMother
#OTD 16 Mar 1485
Queen #AnneNeville died aged 28
#RichardIII's wife & one of Richard, Earl of Warwick; 'The Kingmaker's' two daughters
A great heiress in her time, she was widowed when Edward the Lancastrian #PrinceofWales died, she married Richard in 1472
She is buried at Westminster Abbey
Anne Neville: Queen and Wife of Richard III, by Rebecca Batley
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#AnneNeville #BookLaunch
#OTD 16 Mar 1485
Queen #AnneNeville died aged 28
The wife of #RichardIII & one of Richard, Earl of Warwick; 'The Kingmaker's two daughters
A great heiress in her time, she was widowed when Edward the Lancastrian #PrinceofWales died, she married Richard in 1472
She is buried Westminster Abbey
