Elizabeth Woodville necklace

Elizabeth Woodville (c. 1437 – 8 June 1492) was Queen consort of England as the spouse of King Edward IV from 1464 until his death in 1483.

Her marriage to Edward IV was a cause célèbre of the day, thanks to Elizabeth's great beauty and lack of great estates. Edward was the first king of England since the Norman Conquest to marry one of his subjects, and Elizabeth was the first such consort to be crowned queen.Her marriage greatly enriched her siblings and children, but their advancement incurred the hostility of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, 'The Kingmaker', and his various alliances with the most senior figures in the increasingly divided royal family.

This hostility turned into open discord between King Edward and Warwick, leading to a battle of wills that finally resulted in Warwick switching allegiance to the Lancastrian cause. Elizabeth remained politically influential even after her son, briefly proclaimed King Edward V of England, was deposed by her brother-in-law, Richard III, and she would play an important role in securing the accession of Henry VII to the throne in 1485, which ended the Wars of the Roses.

Her sons were the infamous "Prince's In The Tower." Her daughter, Elizabeth of York, went on to marry King Henry V11 and become the first Tudor Queen, mother to Henry V111.

For this necklace I have set a portrait of Elizabeth under glass in an antique bronze style setting. An ornate bail attaches the pendant to an 18 inch chain and from the pendant hangs a white rose of York.

This necklace comes wrapped in tissue paper and a pretty organza gift bag.