BEFORE THE STORYOCTOBER 1429 - Cecily Neville is married to Richard, Duke of York
6TH OF NOVEMBER 1429 - Henry VI is crowned King of England
MARCH 1435 - It is revealed that Jacquetta of Luxembourg has wed Sir Richard Woodville
3RD OF FEBRUARY 1437 - Elizabeth Woodville is born to Baron Rivers and Jacquetta of Luxembourg
28TH OF APRIL 1442 - Edward of York is born to Richard, Duke of York and Cecily Neville
17TH OF MAY 1443 - Edmund of York is born to Richard, Duke of York and Cecily Neville
30TH OF MAY 1445 - Margaret of Anjou is crowned Queen of England
18TH OF MAY 1449 - Isabella Woodville is born to Baron Rivers and Jacquetta of Luxembourg
21ST OF OCTOBER 1449 - George of York is born to Richard, Duke of York and Cecily Neville
25TH OF SEPTEMBER 1452 - Eleanor Woodville is born to Baron Rivers and Jacquetta of Luxembourg
2ND OF OCTOBER 1452 - Richard of York is born to Richard, Duke of York and Cecily Neville
13TH OF OCTOBER 1453 - Edward of Lancaster is born to King Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou
22ND OF MAY 1455 - The first battle of St Albans is fought, signalling the beginning of the Wars of the Roses
31ST OF DECEMBER 1460 - Richard, Duke of York and Edmund, Earl of Rutland are killed at the battle of Wakefield
28TH OF JUNE 1461 - Edward of York is crowned King Edward IV of England
DURING THE STORY
4TH OF MARCH 1464 - Eleanor and Elizabeth Woodville meet King Edward IV
1ST OF MAY 1464 - Edward and Elizabeth are married in secret
24TH OF SEPTEMBER 1464 - Edward announces his marriage to Elizabeth
5TH OF OCTOBER 1464 - Eleanor arrives at court with her family and meets the other Yorks for the first time
26TH OF MAY 1465 - Elizabeth Woodville is crowned Queen of England
11TH OF FEBRUARY 1466 - Elizabeth of York is born to King Edward IV and Queen Elizabeth Woodville
11TH OF AUGUST 1467 - Mary of York is born to King Edward IV and Queen Elizabeth Woodville
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𝐸𝑑𝑔𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝐷𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑟𝑒 || 𝑇𝐻𝐸 𝑊𝐻𝐼𝑇𝐸 𝑄𝑈𝐸𝐸𝑁
Historical Fiction- 𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑚𝑎𝑦 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑟𝑒𝑖𝑔𝑛 - It's the year 1464 and Eleanor Woodville lives at Grafton Manor as one of the younger daughters of Jacquetta and Sir Richard Woodville. At 11 years old, her worries are little and her joys great but her o...