The impact of the Woodville Marriage
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- The impact of the Woodville Marriage
- Political Impact
- There were no political motives behind the marriage
- Charles Ross had blamed the marriage for being a major contributing factor to the fall of the Yorkist dynasty
- People saw that Elizabeth was only suitable to marry gentry or one of Edwards newly created barons, not the King
- Marriages from Woodville family caused political issues
- Nobles annoyed at the Woodville's elevation
- Breaking customs as he should ask nobles for advice first
- Elizabeth's family were married to members of great families such as William Herbert (One of Edward's new men)
- Secrecy made it look like Edward was afraid of Warwick making him look weak
- Impact on the Nobility
- Led the nobility to question Edward's political judgement
- Lords feared loosing Edward's goodwill
- It started the wheels turning again on deepening court factions which led to discontent among the nobles
- Suitable marriages with nobles created in October 1464 and 66, but not much land was given
- Thomas Grey (Elizabeth's son from first marriage) married Anne Holland who was already betrothed to Warwick's nephew
- John Woodville married Warwick's 65 year old Aunt Catherine Neville
- Katherine Woodville married Henry Stafford, heir to the Duke of Buckingham and still a child
- Titles and positions were given to the Woodville family
- Impact on Foreign Policy
- Warwick had been forming plans for marriage for Edward and a French Princess
- Elizabeth's mother Jacquetta Woodville is of Burgundian line who are French enemy
- Woodville's in favour of Burgundian alliance which soon became the same as the mercantile community who were keen to preserve trading with the 'Low Countries'
- Conference due in October 1464 between Edward IV and Louis XI of France was cancelled due to the marriage
- England was left without a French ally
- Not really any evident impact on the relations between France and England other than the fact that they didn't form an alliance
- Impact on Edward's relationship with Warwick
- The secrecy meant that Edward may not be able to trust Warwick anymore so not in the King's confidence
- Kept secret which humiliated Warwick
- His influence over the King was declining
- Woodville marriages angered Warwick as there was no one for his daughters to marry
- Refused Isabel and George marriage
- Impact on Edward's relation ship with George Duke of Clarence (brother)
- Refused the marriage to Isabel Neville
- Wooville marriages gave hi
- Political Impact
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