BEFORE THE STORY

OCTOBER 1429 - Cecily Neville is married to Richard, Duke of York

6TH OF NOVEMBER 1429 - Henry VI is crowned King of England

MARCH 1435 - It is revealed that Jacquetta of Luxembourg has wed Sir Richard Woodville

3RD OF FEBRUARY 1437 - Elizabeth Woodville is born to Baron Rivers and Jacquetta of Luxembourg

28TH OF APRIL 1442 - Edward of York is born to Richard, Duke of York and Cecily Neville

17TH OF MAY 1443 - Edmund of York is born to Richard, Duke of York and Cecily Neville

30TH OF MAY 1445 - Margaret of Anjou is crowned Queen of England

18TH OF MAY 1449 - Isabella Woodville is born to Baron Rivers and Jacquetta of Luxembourg

21ST OF OCTOBER 1449 - George of York is born to Richard, Duke of York and Cecily Neville

25TH OF SEPTEMBER 1452 - Eleanor Woodville is born to Baron Rivers and Jacquetta of Luxembourg

2ND OF OCTOBER 1452 - Richard of York is born to Richard, Duke of York and Cecily Neville

13TH OF OCTOBER 1453 - Edward of Lancaster is born to King Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou

22ND OF MAY 1455 - The first battle of St Albans is fought, signalling the beginning of the Wars of the Roses

31ST OF DECEMBER 1460 - Richard, Duke of York and Edmund, Earl of Rutland are killed at the battle of Wakefield

28TH OF JUNE 1461 - Edward of York is crowned King Edward IV of England

DURING THE STORY

4TH OF MARCH 1464 - Eleanor and Elizabeth Woodville meet King Edward IV

1ST OF MAY 1464 - Edward and Elizabeth are married in secret

24TH OF SEPTEMBER 1464 - Edward announces his marriage to Elizabeth

5TH OF OCTOBER 1464 - Eleanor arrives at court with her family and meets the other Yorks for the first time

26TH OF MAY 1465 - Elizabeth Woodville is crowned Queen of England

11TH OF FEBRUARY 1466 - Elizabeth of York is born to King Edward IV and Queen Elizabeth Woodville

11TH OF AUGUST 1467 - Mary of York is born to King Edward IV and Queen Elizabeth Woodville

25TH OF SEPTEMBER 1468 - Eleanor's sixteenth birthday

30TH OF SEPTEMBER 1468 - Katheryn Plantagenet is born

20TH OF MARCH 1469 - Cecily of York is born to King Edward IV and Queen Elizabeth Woodville

11TH OF JULY 1469 - George, Duke of Clarence marries Isabel Neville

22ND OF JULY 1469 - King Edward reveals his plans for Eleanor to marry Richard

10TH OF AUGUST 1469 - King Edward is captured by Warwick

12TH OF AUGUST 1469 - Baron Rivers and John Woodville are executed on the orders of Lord Warwick

20TH OF AUGUST 1469 - Elizabeth and Eleanor Woodville curse Lord Warwick and George, Duke of Clarence

21ST OF AUGUST 1469 - Isabella Woodville leaves for Florence

26TH OF AUGUST 1469 - Eleanor and Richard are married at the Tower of London

12TH OF NOVEMBER 1469 - Elizabeth of Clarence is born in France

11TH OF MARCH 1470 - John Plantagenet is born

15TH OF APRIL 1470 - George and the Nevilles flee England for France, Elizabeth and Eleanor conjure a storm

8TH OF MAY 1470 - Jacquetta of Gloucester is born to Richard, Duke of Gloucester and Eleanor Woodville

4TH OF AUGUST 1470 - Jacquetta of Gloucester dies of cot fever

2ND OF OCTOBER 1471 - Edward, Anthony and Richard flee England

4TH OF OCTOBER - Elizabeth and Eleanor flee to sanctuary with the Princesses and the Grey brothers

2ND OF NOVEMBER 1470 - Prince Edward of York is born in sanctuary

11TH OF APRIL 1471 - Edward of York becomes King of England once more

4TH OF MAY 1471 - The Battle of Tewksbury is fought and won by the House of York

21ST OF MAY 1471 - Henry VI is executed at the Tower of London

14TH OF FEBRUARY 1472 - Elizabeth of Gloucester is born to Richard, Duke of Gloucester and Eleanor Woodville

30TH OF MAY 1472 - Jacquetta of Luxembourg dies at Westminster Palace

2ND OF JUNE 1473 - Matilda of Gloucester is born to Richard, Duke of Gloucester and Eleanor Woodville

25TH OF JULY 1474 - George of Gloucester is born to Richard, Duke of Gloucester and Eleanor Woodville

2ND OF MAY 1475 - William of Gloucester is born to Richard, Duke of Gloucester and Eleanor Woodville

22ND OF JULY 1475 - The English army set out for France

7TH OF APRIL 1476 - Cecily and Edward of Gloucester are born to Richard, Duke of Gloucester and Eleanor Woodville

8TH OF APRIL 1476 - Eleanor contracts childbed fever and slips into a life threatening condition

22ND OF DECEMBER 1486 - Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence, dies at Warwick Castle

MAY 1477 - Anne, Issy and the Dowager Countess of Warwick move to Sudeley Castle

8TH OF FEBRUARY 1478 - Isabella of Gloucester is born to Richard, Duke of Gloucester and Eleanor Woodville

18TH OF FEBRUARY 1478 - George, Duke of Clarence is executed under the watch of King Edward and Eleanor Woodville

15TH OF DECEMBER 1478 - Richard of Gloucester is born to Richard, Duke of Gloucester and Eleanor Woodville

2ND OF JANUARY 1479 - Richard of Gloucester dies due to unknown causes

28TH OF JULY 1480 - Eleanor of Gloucester is born to Richard, Duke of Gloucester and Eleanor Woodville

7TH OF SEPTEMBER 1480 - William of Gloucester dies due to injuries obtained in a tragic accident aged five

11TH OF NOVEMBER 1481 - Thomas of Gloucester is born to Richard, Duke of Gloucester and Eleanor Woodville

30TH OF MARCH 1483 - Adela of Gloucester is born to Richard, Duke of Gloucester and Eleanor Woodville

6TH OF JULY 1483 - Eleanor and Richard are crowed King and Queen of England

11TH OF OCTOBER 1483 - King Richard and Queen Eleanor find out about Buckingham's rebellion

2ND OF NOVEMBER 1483 - Harry is secretly poisoned by Eleanor

5TH OF NOVEMBER 1483 - Catherine Woodville and her eldest son are captured and imprisoned in the Tower of London

21ST OF FEBRUARY 1484 - Prince Anthony of Gloucester is born to King Richard of England and Queen Eleanor

8TH OF APRIL 1484 - The Princes in the Tower and their half brother Thomas Grey are rescued by a group led by Eleanor and Richard Grey

JUNE 1484 - Princess Elizabeth (Bess) leaves for France to wed King Charles VIII

16TH OF JULY 1484 - Katheryn Plantagenet marries William, Earl of Huntingdon at Westminster Palace

27TH OF DECEMBER 1484 - Katheryn Plantagenet dies of a fever after delivering a stillborn daughter she names Eleanor

16TH OF MARCH 1485 - Anne Neville dies of
consumption

JULY 1485 - King Richard and Queen Eleanor receive word that Henry Tudor has landed in Wales

2ND OF AUGUST 1485 - King Richard and the Yorkists begin their march to meet Henry Tudor

22ND OF AUGUST 1485 - Princess Katheryn of Gloucester is born to King Richard of England and Queen Eleanor, the battle of Bosworth Field, King Richard is defeated

4TH OF SEPTEMBER 1485 - News arrives at Westminster that Henry Tudor is moving toward the North to capture the children of King Richard and Queen Eleanor

5TH OF SEPTEMBER 1485 - Queen Eleanor leaves for the North with an army of two thousand men

15TH OF SEPTEMBER 1485 - Queen Eleanor arrives in the North with ten thousand men

17TH OF SEPTEMBER 1485 - The Battle of Middleham, Queen Eleanor is victorious over Tudor

18TH OF SEPTEMBER 1485 - Jane Shore is created Countess of Derby and Marie Raoult is created Countess of Nottingham by Queen Eleanor

25TH OF SEPTEMBER 1485 - Francis Lovell is created Earl of Northumberland by Queen Eleanor

8TH OF NOVEMBER 1485 - Queen Eleanor leads the Yorkist victory procession into London, that night she and Richard are reunited with their eldest daughter, Bess

24TH OF DECEMBER 1485 - Elizabeth Woodville arrives at court and is reunited with her sons

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