#elizabeth woodville
Isabel Neville seems to me one of the most interesting but vague personalities involved in the War of the Roses (I still don’t know absolutely all the details about her!), which makes her a character quite difficult to define in my project. I spent days thinking about a character design suitable for her and a few days ago I felt a sparkle: I needed something quite imposing and relevant to my project, thus I was faced with the need to let historical accuracy aside to some minimum extent/to a certain level (in order to better differentiate the characters from each other). Here I portrayed her as the Duchess of Clarence, a relatively mature figure of hers. I keep looking at historical pictures with her, wondering if I made a mistake, but all I can say right now is that I simply love this outfit!
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While also working for this term’s project besides the Wars of the Roses, I thought it would be ideal to take into account the height of my main characters (because why not.) I hope that after I finish the other characters properly, I will better separate these elements.
The characters are as follows: Edward IV, Anthony Woodville, Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, Richard Woodville, Jacquetta Woodville and Elizabeth Woodville.
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Elizabeth de York’s portrait is one of my favorites and I have always had a fascination with it and its reproductions. Despite the fact that I’m not exactly a big fan of the Tudor dynasty, Henry VII and Elizabeth of York are historical figures that pique my interest, given their connection with the Wars of the Roses. This fascination of mine for this representation in history means that almost all my drawings with Elizabeth are composed of the clothes worn in this portrait. And today it seems that that was no exception.
So we have an Elizabeth of York in all her splendor and further back … a very proud husband! XD
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“On Michaelmas Day, 29 September 1464, the King formally presented his new bride to his subjects, or at least as many of them who could gather in and around Reading Abbey. There ‘Lady Elizabeth was admitted into the abbey church, led by the Duke of Clarence and the Earl of Warwick, and honoured as Queen by the lords and all the people.”
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“John Genycote received 3s for writing and limning (illuminating) six ballads presented to the Queen on her approach, and John Thompson 8d for writing ‘6 ballads on tablets fixed to the pageant on the bridge.” – Elizabeth, England’s Slandered Queen by Arlene Okerlund.
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As is usually the case when I allow myself a few days off from my regular work, I have allowed myself to illustrate one of the many ideas that come to me during the days already loaded with so much work. This time I chose to illustrate this, I felt that it could not wait. I don’t think I’ll get over this obsession too soon, the father-daughter relationship between Edward IV and Elizabeth of York.
It seems to me that one of the qualities of Edward was the fact that he is an indulgent father with his daughters, even if there are days when his patience is put to the test!
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The White Queen Girls
Debuting my new doll, I’ve done the women behind the War of the Roses (York versus Lancaster): Margaret Beaufort (The Red Queen), Elizabeth Woodville (The White Queen), and the Neville’s girls, Isabel and Anne (The Kingmaker’s Daughters) from the BBC’s namesake show.
Margaret was Henry VII’s mother, Elizabeth Woodville was the peasant who became a queen, Edward IV’s wife, and Anne Neville was Richard III’s queen. Isabel almost became a queen, she was the wife of George, duke of Clarence, Edward and Richard’s brother.
Margaret Beaufort
Anne Neville
Isabel Neville
c. 1464
by mara sop
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