Van wie was Jane Shore?

Jane Shore

Jane Shore

Elizabeth "Jane" Shore (née Lambert; c. 1445 – c. 1527) was one of the many mistresses of King Edward IV of England. She became the best known in history by being later accused of conspiracy by the future King Richard III and compelled to do public penance. She was also a sometime mistress of other noblemen, including Edward's stepson, Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset, and William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings, but ended her life in bourgeois respectability.

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Edward IV of England

Edward IV of England

Eduard IV (ook Eduard van York of Eduard van Rouen) (Engels: Edward) (Rouen, 28 april 1442 – Palace of Westminster, 9 april 1483) was koning van Engeland van 1461 tot 1483. Hij was een zoon van Richard van York en Cecily Neville. Hij was de eerste koning uit het Huis York, nadat hij Hendrik VI Lancaster van de troon gestoten had.

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Jane Shore

Jane Shore
 

Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset

Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset

Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset, 1st Earl of Huntingdon, 7th Baron Ferrers of Groby, (1455 – 20 September 1501) was an English nobleman, courtier and the eldest son of Elizabeth Woodville and her first husband Sir John Grey of Groby. Her second marriage to King Edward IV made her Queen of England, thus elevating Grey's status at court and in the realm as the stepson of the King. Through his mother's endeavours, he made two materially advantageous marriages to wealthy heiresses, the King's niece Anne Holland and the King’s cousin, Cecily Bonville, 7th Baroness Harington. By the latter, he had 14 children.

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