edwardslovelyelizabeth: «So strongly did he [Edward IV] now seem to be grounded in the affecti

edwardslovelyelizabeth:«So strongly did he [Edward IV] now seem to be grounded in the affections of his subjects, that he ventured to make known a private marriage {to Elizabeth Woodville}, which he had contracted some time before, though he knew that it would give great offence in several quarters. Accordingly, at Michaelmas [29th of September 1464], he summoned a general council of the peers at the abbey of Reading, where he announced this important event and presented Elizabeth formally as his wife and queen of England« (from «Cassell’s illustrated history of England», 1865) -- source link

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