ELIZABETH OF YORK: Was She as Irresistible as People Said?- How She Looked in Real Life 

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I went to a lecture a week ago by Tudor Historian and author, Alison Weir about Elizabeth. She was kind and intelligent and had a hands on relationship with her younger children- even teaching them to read and write. She was meant to be attractive and both her parents were renowned for their good looks.

An interesting video about an extraordinary woman. She went through a lot during her childhood but was always described as a kind and gentle woman who made the best of her difficult situation. She was a good wife and mother and brought peace to England together with her husband after a long period of civil war. These facts made her beautiful in my eyes. She is definetely a person who derserves respect.

I especially like the little bios you write for your subjects, factual and well written.

It’s tragic how many women died in childbirth before the age of hygiene. If only those assisting at the births had scrubbed their hand and fingernails with soap and water, the vast majority of these deaths wouldn’t have occurred.

I think most if not all the people in these reconstruction videos are what we'd class today as average looking if not plain. I think for her time, being blonde haired, blue eyed, tall and having symmetrical features did make her a beauty of her day.

I don’t recall her being described as irresistible. Her mother Elizabeth was supposedly a great beauty. According to the standards of the time. Henry VII did appear to be faithful to her. Unlike her father who had many mistresses.

By most accounts, Edward IV was a tall, handsome warrior and it was a scandal that he married Elizabeth Woodville because he was enamored by her beauty. It makes sense that their daughter would be at least aight.

I have owned greyhounds for 22 years and adore their gentle, sensitive nature. They are large dogs capable of incredible athleticism but also make incredibly intuitive pets. They make wonderful pet therapy dogs (two of mine have been Pet Therapy Ambassadors) because of their gentle demeanor and not often know extreme laziness. Being sprinters, greyhounds sleep up to 20 hours a day and especially enjoy being cuddled and petted by people. Even the highest level racing grey on,y runs two short races a week a week and prefers to lounge in the sun or on a soft bed most of the time. Back then, only nobility were allowed to own greyhounds and coursing them to hunt rabbits and smaller game and falconry were popular past times of the nobility. There were actual laws that commanded anyone caught hunting on the kings lands using a greyhound could be put to death. Margaret Beaufort actually used the white greyhound as her symbol in popular art/propaganda of the time. Henry VIII shared his mother’s adoration of the breed and kept greyhounds. His two favorites Cut and Ball were well known for their constant presence at court and in in his chambers. It’s noted that he repeatedly paid expensive rewards for their return when they ran off and also paid large bonuses to his laundresses after they complained at how dirty the hounds made his bed sheets and the extra work washing them so often caused. The hounds wore beautiful bejeweled collars that advertised the reward for their return if found lost. Since greyhounds have almost nobody fat, they are extremely prone to hypothermia in cold conditions and require a warm coat on cooler days. There were very specific standards for how the royal greyhounds were to be housed and cared for and being the Keeper of the royal greyhounds was a high honor. Usually, hounds were housed near the stables in a heated, well kept are but Elizabeth or York, Henry VIII and Elizabeth I preferred to keep their favorite hounds in their living quarters and bed chambers. I totally appreciate their affection for the breed and think it’s just really neat that my beloved pets have such a regal history. Most people don’t realize how sweet, gentle and lazy they can be. They are also incredibly beautiful animals who generate a lot of attention and questions when we go places. Since racing was banned in Florida, we only have been able to find one to adopt. Our Archibald “Archie” retired from racing in West Virginia after losing all his training races. He’s just 2 and such a sweet, good boy. His favorite place to be is in our bed cuddled up with my husband and I.

She's one of my favorite historical figures. It seems like she was very kind and generous. I didn't know that she enjoyed gambling though lol. I guess everyone has some kind of vice, even a very pious medieval queen.

The marriage of Elizabeth of York to Edward 7th was a very happy one, they were often seen being very affectionate with each other & recollections of various characters of the time Have said, although Henry 7th was frugal he didnt stint on his wife & often presented her with costly gifts, fabric for dresses & jewellery After each birth of their children the king presented her with a stunning piece of jewellery. Henry 7th was inconsolable when his wife Elizabeth died & her funeral was a sumptuous affair No expense spared! Its nice to hear of such a partnership in those days when political alliances were the norm & many marriages were not happy ones I still think Elizabeths mother Elizabeth Woodville was beautiful & would have stood the length of time even up to todays standards of beauty, she, i thought was stunning! I love her background too esp her mother Jaquetta Rivers & their association with the river goddess Melusine Its a facinating read if anyone is curious. Thank you for this video I should like a " make over" from yourself on Lord Byron if you havent already done so He was reputed to be the most beautiful man ever!!?? Thanks 🇬🇧👧

I don’t know about the real Elizabeth of York, but Jodie Comer, who plays her in The White Princess, is pretty damn irresistible.

Elizabeth of York had a face like her father Edward IV and her son, Henry VIII, had a face like his mother, not like his father Henry VII

Love the pictures you did good👍🏽🏆

Back then if you had all your teeth, were well fed and had a clean face you were considered attractive

Thank you. Love your videos!!!

I look forward to your videos every night ! Thank you 😊

Tnxs for much interesting videos especially from the time of War of the roses.

Great job, love your videos!

Beauty standards change over time... So guess she was a beauty of her time.

It was her mother Elizabeth Woodville who was described as the most beautiful woman in England. Elizabeth of York was described as pretty or pleasing. Great video.

Fantastic job. I learn so much from watching your content.

I thought that one of the most fascinating things about Henry (future VIII) was that he formed his letters in the same (somewhat unusual) way as his mother did, thus proving that Elizabeth of York took a direct role in her children's education. The idea is very sweet.

You sound like the man from tasting history, such relaxing smooth voices, thank you for explaining this better than the tv shows on Netflix and prime did.

I believe she was beautiful, though not as beautiful as her mother. She was always described as beautiful by her contemporaries.

Wow. she was a very loving and caring person. It's sad she died very young.

I love that you breathe it back to life. I am transfixed on the story telling as well. Thank you

Fascinating

Ok, here’s the only thing I think you may have gotten wrong. If she was an “English rose”, she probably had a beautiful light porcelain complexion, with naturally pink/red cheeks and lips. The kind of person who blushes easily. Look at the young Princess Diana for a model. Otherwise, well done!

Thank you. Love the content and face re creaction.

I love that you show photos of the names or really helps

I would like to see and know more of Jaquetta. Who I think was a Woodville.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder! 😎🤙🕉

Elizabeth Woodville, Edward 1v queen and mother of Elizabeth wife of Henry V11 was considered a great beauty, but it seems ,Her sister who was married to the Duke of Buckingham, was considered the most beautiful of the family.

I will respectfully disagree about Richard III was responsible for the deaths of the Princes. The one who stood gain from those deaths was Buckingham.

The forerunner of the House of Tudor.

The rumor about Richard wanting to marry Elizabeth of York has been very clearly disproved: he was, in fact, arranging negotiations with the king of Portugal for a marriage between Elizabeth of York and Manuel of Portugal (who, in the event, married first young Isabel of Castile, oldest daughter of Isabel and Fernando, and widow of young Afonso of Portugal; then after young Isabel died, Manuel married her sister Maria, and after the death of Maria, he married Eleanor of Habsburg, niece of young Isabel and Maria). Richard himself, after the death of his wife Anne, was negotiating to marry Joana of Portugal, in conjunction with his negotiations for Elizabeth and Manuel. There were no plans for him to marry Elizabeth; and no reason for it: she and her siblings had been declared illegitimate by reason of a pre-contract of her father to Eleanor Butler before the secret marriage to Elizabeth's mother (I said it was complicated).

Elizabeth Woodville panicked and went into sanctuary weeks before Princes were in the Tower: in fact, as soon as she heard that Richard and Buckingham had forestalled anything her brother Anthony might have planned, that Anthony and a couple of his cohorts had been arrested, and that Richard was escorting young Edward to London. It should be remembered that Richard was sent word of his brother's death by his sister-in-law but by Hastings several days after the fact. Things were complicated, very complicated, and to confuse dates and events more than they already are for the period is a disservice.

Jodi Comer looks like her! Perfect choice for the role in the White Princess. 💕

I know contemporaries raved about her beauty, but she does look quite heavy by modern standards. Being that overweight was actually fairly rare at that time.

Now there's a face for radio: Margaret Beaufort.

Me and her have the same birthday February 11th. I think that's awesome 💜

In all fairness, I have researched Richard III, collecting quite a library on him. Although Shakespeare writes a marvelous drama, with really interesting techniques like Richard’s speeches directly to the audience. However, Shakespeare’s plot is basically tabloid history as at several points, the narrative diverges. One of these, the possibility that Richard III was considering marrying his niece. This is untrue as Richard was bargaining for Joanna of Portugal for himself and Prince Manual for Elizabeth of York. Legend says that Joanna asked for a night to think it over, and said she would marry him if he lived. Richard died the next day at Bosworth Field. Even his contemporaries, such as Mancini, said he died bravely. The matter of the princes is a longer story and there are many curious events surrounding the Battle of Stoke. Do look into some of these alternative views, it would make a really great RU-vid!

My ancestor! Crazy things these people had to navigate!

The situation in 1483 after the death of Edward IV and accession of Richard III was extremely complicated, and the summary here is not sufficient. It's fairly safe to say that Richard would not have been jealous of his nephew, having grown up and matured with plenty of authority, power and trust of his own, and having proved loyalty to his brother and his brother's family for all of his career. Once his brother died, there was a power struggle on several sides: the Woodville faction and the Hastings faction (and the burgeoning Tudor faction too) were all at least as complicit as Richard's faction.

Elizabeth wasn't the beauty of the family (I think that was said to have bn Catherine), but she was very attractive according to several sources. Having 2 gorgeous parents must have produced a brood of lovely children.

Have you done a recreation of Anne Boleyn using the Moost Happi medal reconstructed by Lucy Churchill?

For real a great x grandmother don't know number her daughter Margaret Tudor and so on just found this out definitively yesterday finally being related to Henry the 8th somehow found through his elder sister Margaret. So of course I'm watching videos about them. Wink. Ty for this information

So sad.

Richard was betrayed by Thomas and William Stanley - Thomas was the husband of Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry Tudor. This was not "one of his retainers"; it was someone very specific with a very specific objective.

Elizabeth of York was blonde and blue-eyed, “the fairest of Edward's offspring.

I'd like to see Theophanu, Empress of the Holy Roman Empire.

What scene is in the painting at 2:46 and who are the characters in it, including the creepy looking bishop with the evil expression on his face or is that meant to be Richard III?

Super film

have you done joan of ark?

Elizabeth of York was never declared as a great beauty. Her mother was exceptionally beautiful, and her Father was handsome. This did produce very attractive children.

I have multiple claims to the British throne. Buckingham Palace doesn't seem to care.

I wish to see Grace O'Mailey, the Irish pirate queen, would look like it. It probably can't be done. A challenge, sir. I'm related

Can you do one on Mansa Musa?? 🥹

my many greats grandmother. so cool...family resemblance?

I rank Katherine Swynford number 1, and Elizabeth Woodville number 2 on the hotness scale.

I would like to see Kristina of Sweden. And Catharina the Great of Russia.

from her portraits etc elizabeth of York took after her father in looks, square jawed, big boned..with a somewhat flighty personality given her letters. I have the feeling she knew one or both of the 'imposters' were either richard or both edward and richard, but stayed quiet. I dont believe there was a great love between her husband and herself at all. Her husband seemed very set on killing her plantagent family members...still she stayed quiet, she was a pawn.

Richard de iii was a good man...

She looks like a cross between Lurch, Festus, and Juana the Mad.

Davy Crockett and alexander the great also king Richard the Lionheart 🤗

She looks like Nicolas Cage ...

Yikes! I would say no!

Harry is Richard reincarnated

Was she as irresistible as people said? ... no.

I’d like to Catherine De Medici

Them: she was irresistible Reality: a potato This is the foundation European beauty standards were built off of 😂😂😂😂

Hey! Can you pls a video of Mary ll and Queen Anne? Ty!:)

Interesting, she seems to be a little bit more human than the rest of the reptiles.