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11 unusual facts about 16th Earl of Warwick


Elizabeth Howard, Duchess of Norfolk

Henry Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford (18 September 1501 – 30 April 1563), who married Ursula Pole, daughter of Sir Richard Pole by his second wife, Lady Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence and Lady Isabel Neville, daughter of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick ("Warwick, the Kingmaker").

Historie of the arrivall of Edward IV

On 2 October 1470, King Edward had fled to Flanders in the face of a rebellion by Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick.

John Woodville

In January 1465, Woodville's sister, Queen Elizabeth, procured his marriage to Catherine Neville, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk (born c. 1400 – died after 1483), who was aunt to the powerful Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick.

Kingmaker Novices' Chase

The title of the race refers to the 16th Earl of Warwick, who was known as the "Kingmaker" during the Wars of the Roses.

Lord Leycester Hospital

The Guildhall was built in 1450 by the 16th Earl of Warwick.

Middleham Castle

In 1270 it came into the hands of the Neville family, the most notable member of which was Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, known to history as the "Kingmaker", a leading figure in the Wars of the Roses.

Richard Neville

Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (1428–1471), known as "Warwick the Kingmaker", English noble, fought in the Wars of the Roses (1455–1485)

Robin of Redesdale

Whoever he was, the power behind his rebellion was Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick ("Warwick the Kingmaker").

Tandridge, Surrey

Due to the Cousins' Wars she became widow of Warwick the king-maker and was finally compelled to convey her enormous estates to Henry VII.

The Last of the Barons

Its plot revolves around the power struggle between the English King Edward IV and his powerful minister Earl of Warwick.

Walter Wrottesley

Walter was a firm adherent of Warwick "the king-maker", and on 7 November 1460 he was appointed High Sheriff of Staffordshire.