Elizabeth Woodville

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Elizabeth Woodville: References & Edit History

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Assorted References

Edward IV
- In Edward IV: Edward’s struggle with Warwick
Edward V
- In Edward V
Richard III
- In Richard III: Usurpation of Richard III

Additional Reading

David MacGibbon, Elizabeth Woodville (1437–1492): Her Life and Times (1938).

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Add new Web site: Westminster Abbey - Elizabeth Woodville.	Aakanksha Gaur	Oct 26, 2024
	Add new Web site: Historic Uk - Elizabeth Woodville, the White Queen.	Gloria Lotha	Jun 21, 2024
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Apr 16, 2024
	Add new Web site: Richard III Society - A Most Benevolent Queen Queen Elizabeth Woodvilles Reputation, her Pietyand her Books.	Gloria Lotha	Feb 20, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Jan 01, 2024
	Add new Web site: English Monarchs - Kings and Queens - Elizabeth Woodville.	Gloria Lotha	Jul 07, 2023
	Links added.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Apr 19, 2023
	Top Questions updated.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jun 27, 2019
	Article revised.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Mar 05, 1999
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Feb 16, 1999