The ambition and determination of these women emerged during the long years of warfare through the so-called Wars of the Roses (1455–1485). And in hiding, only metres away from the usurping king, hidden in sanctuary with her five daughters, was Elizabeth Woodville, the widowed former Queen of England. At his side was his wife, Anne Neville, bringing with her the love and loyalty of the north of England one step behind her was her dearest friend, Margaret Beaufort, already conspiring against the new reign. When Richard III seized the throne in July 1483, he held one of the grandest coronations England had seen. Philippa looks at Elizabeth Woodville, Anne Neville and Margaret Beaufort
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