On This Day In Royal History . 25 November 1487 . Elizabeth of York coronation . . [Elizabeth of York]….royally apparelled, in a kirtle of white cloth of gold of damask, and a mantle of the same suit, furred with ermine, fastened before her breast with a great lace, curiously wrought of gold and silk, and rich knobs of gold at the end , tasselled; her fair yellow hair hanging down plain behind her back, with a call of pipes over it, and wearing on her head a circle of gold, richly garnished with precious stones…… . - A Queen’s coronation, contemporary account by John Leyland . . About Elizabeth; . ◼ Elizabeth was queen consort of England from 1486 until her death, as the wife of Henry VII (married on 18 January 1486), she was the first Tudor queen. She was the daughter of Edward IV, sister of Edward V & niece of Richard III, & she married the king following Henry’s victory at the Battle of Bosworth which started the last phase of the Wars of the Roses. She was the mother of King Henry VIII. . ◼ Therefore, she was the daughter, sister, niece, wife, & mother of successive Kings of England. . ◼ Despite being a political arrangement at first, the marriage proved successful & both partners appear to have grown to love each other. . They had eight children; . ▪ Arthur, Prince of Wales (20 September 1486 – 2 April 1502) . ▪ Margaret, Queen consort of Scotland (28 November 1489 – 18 October 1541) . ▪ Henry VIII of England (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) . ▪ Elizabeth Tudor (2 July 1492 – 14 September 1495) . ▪ Mary, Queen consort of France (18 March 1496 – 25 June 1533) . ▪ Edward Tudor (c.1498 - d. 1499) . ▪ Edmund, Duke of Somerset (21 February 1499 – 19 June 1500) . ▪ Katherine Tudor (2 February 1503 – 10 February 1503) . . . #onthisdayinhistory #thisdayinhistory #theyear1487 #d25Nov #ElizabethofYork #QueenConsort #QueenofEngland #HouseofYork #TudorQueen #HouseofTudor #EdwardIV #EdwardV #RichardIII #HenryVII #HenryVIII #Coronation #Tudor #Tudors #TudorHistory #HistoricEngland #RoyalHistory #thequeen #royalfamily #otd #Onthisday #thequeen👑 #thequeen #EnglishMonarchy (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIBRoOIDWu0/?igshid=1sa25if5thde4












