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The Women of the War of the Roses: Queen Anne Neville

Anne Neville (11 June 1456 – 16 March 1485) was Queen of England as the wife of King Richard III. She was the younger of the two daughters and co-heiresses of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (the "Kingmaker"). Before her marriage to Richard, she had been Princess of Wales as the wife of Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales, the only son and heir apparent of King Henry VI.

The Women of the War of the Roses: Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence

Lady Isabel Neville was the elder daughter and co-heiress of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, and Anne de Beauchamp, suo jure 16th Countess of Warwick. She was the wife of George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence. She was also the elder sister of Anne Neville, wife and consort of Clarence's brother, Richard III.

The Women of the War of the Rose: Queen Elizabeth Woodville

Elizabeth Woodville (also spelt Wydville, Wydeville, or Widvile;[a] c. 1437[1] – 8 June 1492), later known as Dame Elizabeth Grey, was Queen of England from 1 May 1464 until 3 October 1470 and from 11 April 1471 until 9 April 1483 as the wife of King Edward IV. She was a key figure in the Wars of the Roses, a dynastic civil war between the Lancastrian and the Yorkist factions between 1455 and 1487.

The Women of the War of the Roses: Jacquetta of Luxembourg

Jacquetta of Luxembourg was a prominent, though often overlooked, figure in the Wars of the Roses. Through her short-lived first marriage to the Duke of Bedford, brother of King Henry V, she was firmly allied to the House of Lancaster.

The Women of the War of the Roses: A Short History

This era is traditionally defined as being shaped by the actions of Kings, dukes and earls but recent attention has turned to the pivotal roles played by the women of the dynastic houses.

The True Story of Snow White: Margaretha von Waldeck

The Snow White fairytale is based on a real person, Countess Margarete von Waldeck of Bavaria. The countess, was raised in an area where children working in copper mines, were so stunted that they were called dwarfs.

The Keller Family Tragedy: 1894 Murder-Suicide

29-year-old Mary Keller killed her husband, 30-year-old Emil Keller, and her child, 9-month old Anna Keller. Then, she turned the gun to herself.

Brides in the Bath - A Very Victorian Serial Murder

Capital punishment was effectively abolished in the country nearly forty years ago. Before that, people from all walks of life were hanged for all manner of reasons, often in cases that we, today, would consider unjust, as in a ‘crime of passion’, say. But if there was ever going to be justice in hanging anybody, then the case of George Joseph Smith, the infamous ‘brides in the bath’ killer who murdered three women, would surely be top of the list or thereabouts.

Infamous - Kidnappings Throughout History Part II

One minute they're here, the next they're gone. The history of infamous kidnappings in America is long and stretches back centuries.

Infamous - Kidnappings throughout History Part I

From the disappearances of Charley Ross and Charles Lindbergh Jr. to the abductions of Patty Hearst and Adam Walsh, these kidnappings made history