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@willwriteforruns asked anne of cleves or anne neville?

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26th of May 1465 | The coronation of Elizabeth Woodville, Queen Consort of England

“Arrangements for Elizabeth’s coronation began as soon as the Christmas festivities were over, In January the King sent envoys to Philip, Duke of Burgundy, inviting him to send an appropriate delegation (and particularly his wife’s uncle, Jacques de Luxembourg, Seigneur de Richebourg) to represent him at the ceremony planned for Sunday before Pentecost, 26 May 1465. On 14 April 1465 Edward wrote to the Mayor of London to inform him that “we have certainly appointed and concluded the coronation of our most dear and most entirely beloved wife the Queen to be in our palace at Westminster” and that the Mercers and other city companies should begin to prepare to receive her in an appropriate manner.

What were Elizabeth’s feelings at that great moment? We can only speculate but it is likely that foremost among them would have been apprehension, an apprehension stiffened by determination to fulfil her new role as England’s first lady. Perhaps now, for the first time, she sensed the reality, and the enormity of the task facing her, and the finality of the process which had begun with her simple, private wedding… she was acutely conscious that some thought her unsuitable and unworthy. Were they perhaps hoping for some lapse, some indication that she lacked the “queenliness” of a lady born into purple, and were they relieved or disappointed when everything ran smoothly? It was an exciting, almost dreamlike experience"

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26 May 1465 ✧ Elizabeth Woodville is crowned Queen of England in Westminster Abbey. 

“Elizabeth was conducted with more celebrations to the Tower, where English queens traditionally spent their penultimate night before the coronations. Next morning, Elizabeth, escorted by the newly created knights of Bath was escorted in an open horse litter through the streets to Westminster. She was led into Westminster Hall the following morning by Bishops of Durham and Salisbury, “clothed in mantel of purple and a coronal upon her head” beneath a purple silk canopy carried by four barons of the Cinque Ports. She carried the scepter of St.Edward in her right hand and the scepter of the realm in her right. The dowager duchess of Buckingham bore Elizabeth’s train, following the queen were her mother and two of Edward’s sisters, Elizabeth, Duchess of Suffolk and lady Margaret.

Cowering the path from Hall to Abbey was a carpet of ray cloth, upon which the queen walked barefoot, their way being cleared by George, duke of Clarence, Lord High Steward. Having passed into the monastery and through it’s north door, Elizabeth knelt at the high altar, then prostrated herself while the archbishop prayed. Rising, she was anointed and crowned, then led to the throne. After the royal procession left the abbey, the queen was led to her chamber, where she was dressed in purple surcoat and brought into the Hall to dine. Each time the queen took a bite, she herself removed her crown, putting it back when she was finished. To cap off the ceremonies, on 27 May, a tournament was held at Westminster. Lord Stanley won and was awarded a ruby ring from queen’s hands.” – Elizabeth Woodville: Mother of the Princes in the Tower by David Baldwin

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Rebecca Ferguson, photographed by Crowns & Owls for FLAUNT, Reflections issue, 2017.

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Rebecca Ferguson at ‘The Snowman’ Press Conference at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, California | 6 October, 2017

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→ favourite historical people: anne neville, queen of england

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list of handsome period drama/fantasy men | Aneurin Barnard as Richard III, The White Queen (2013)

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god save the queen!

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loyaulté me lie.

Richard iii, as portrayed by Aneurin Barnard in The White Queen

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there are other photos of me and david but this one truly represents our conversation lmao!!! i went “you literally never fail to disappoint me! you were so good today” and he went “oh that’s good because i disappoint myself everyday???” and honestly same!!!!

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Rebecca Ferguson as Elizabeth Woodville on The White Queen (2013)

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The women of The White Queen + who they were in history

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