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  Earl Rivers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Earl Rivers was an English title held in succession by the families of Woodville or Wydeville, Darcy and Savage.
As borne by the Woodvilles the title was not derived from the name of a place, but from an ancient family name, Redvers, or Reviers, members of this family, whose arms are quartered on the Rivers shield, having been sometime earls of Devon.
A new barony of Rivers, held by the family of Pitt and its later representative, that of Pitt-Rivers, was in existence from 1776 to 1880.
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 ANTHONY WOODVILLE, or WYDEVILLE, 2ND EARL RIVERS - LoveToKnow Article on ANTHONY WOODVILLE, or WYDEVILLE, 2ND EARL ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Anthony, who was knighted before he became of age, and fought at Towton ill 1461, married the daughter of Lord Scales, and became a peer jure uxoris in 1462, two years after the death of that nobleman.
Rivers began to perceive that it was possible to rise too high for the safety of a subject, and he is now described to us as one who conceiveth well the mutability and the unstableness of this life.
Memoirs of Anthony, Earl Rivers are comprised in the Historical Illustrations of the Reign of Edward the Fourth (ed.
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 RICHARD WOODVILLE, or WYDEVILLE, EARL RIVERS - LoveToKnow Article on RICHARD WOODVILLE, or WYDEVILLE, EARL RIVERS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
His father, Richard Woodville, was a squire to Henry V., and afterwards the trusted servant of John of Bedford, in whose interest he was constable of the Tower during the troubles with Humphrey of Gloucester in 1425.
Rivers recognized that the Lancastrian cause was lost and made his peace with the new king.
Rivers was appointed treasurer on the 4th of March 1466, and a little later created earl.
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 EAST - Online Information article about EAST
condition of tidal rivers is due to the configuration of their outlet, the rise of tide at their mouth, the distance the tide can penetrate inland, and the space available for its reception.
Tyne; for such rivers can be considerably deepened by an amount of dredging which would be quite inadequate for producing a similar increase in depth in a large, wide river, with shifting channels.
Newcastle were originally insignificant rivers, almost dry in places at low water of spring-tides; and the earliest works on both rivers consisted mainly in regulating their flow and increasing their scour by jetties and training works.
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 Encyclopedia: Richard III of England   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Map sources for Berwick-upon-Tweed at grid reference NT9952 Berwick-upon-Tweed from across the river Berwick-upon-Tweed, (pronounced Berrick) situated in the county of Northumberland, is the northernmost town in England, situated on the east coast on the mouth of the river Tweed.
Edward (Plantagenet), Earl of Warwick, (February 25, 1475-November 28, 1499) was the son of George, Duke of Clarence, and a potential claimant to the throne during the reigns of both King Richard III of England (1483 - 1485) and his successor, Henry VII of England (1485 - 1509).
The river in Leicester The River Soar is a tributary of the River Trent in the English East Midlands.
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 Henry VI, part 3 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
News of this reaches Henry's court, and the young Earl of Richmond (the future King Henry VII of England), a descendant of John of Gaunt and therefore a potential Lancastrian heir, is shipped into exile in France for safekeeping.
Earl of Westmorland (Ralph Neville, 2nd Earl of Westmorland)
Edmund, Earl of Rutland, son to the Duke of York (Edmund, Earl of Rutland)
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 Richard Woodville, 3rd Earl Rivers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Richard Woodville, 3rd Earl Rivers (birth unknown, died 6 March 1491) succeeded his brother, Anthony Woodville, as the third Earl Rivers.
He was the son of Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers and Jacquetta of Luxembourg, and was the brother of Elizabeth Woodville, wife and Queen of King Edward IV of England.
Richard Woodville was the last of his family to hold the title of Earl Rivers.
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 Richard III Society--Online Library
Equally, the Woodvilles could be expected to resist all attempts to deprive them of their control of the princes, on which their power in the future rested, and this, if successful, would expose them to the revenge of the many who hated them.
The king was met outside the city, in the meadows of Hornsey, by the mayor and aldermen in scarlet, and some 500 citizens, all clad in violet, in contrast with the somber fl apparel of Gloucester and his men.
Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers has come down to us as a versatile and engaging personality.
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 Encyclopedia: Woodville   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Woodville may also refer to the following people: Woodville was one of the first train stations to be built in Adelaide, Australia.
Woodville is a small town in the southern North Island of New Zealand.
Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers, son of Richard Woodville
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 Woodville House
She was born circa 1437 at Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, the daughter of Sir Richard Woodville (later made first Earl Rivers) and Jacquetta of Luxembourg.
When the marriage to Elizabeth Woodville became common knowledge, it was the cause of considerable rancour on Warwick's part, and when Elizabeth's relatives, especially her brother, Earl Rivers, began to be favored over him, he changed sides.
Catherine and her sister were the daughters of Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers and Jacquetta of Luxembourg.
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 thePeerage.com - Person Page 10750
Margaret Woodville was the daughter of Sir Richard Wydevill, 1st Earl Rivers and Jacquetta de Luxembourg.
Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers was the son of Sir Richard Wydevill, 1st Earl Rivers and Jacquetta de Luxembourg.
Jacquetta Woodville was the daughter of Sir Richard Wydevill, 1st Earl Rivers and Jacquetta de Luxembourg.
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 RIVER - Online Information article about RIVER
RIVERS, ANTHONY WOODVILLE, or WYDEVILLE, 2ND EARL (c.
The.Latin for a stream or river is rivus, whence rivulas, a small stream, Eng.
" rivulet," which is, therefore, distinct in origin from " river," though probably the sense of rivus influenced the Med.
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 Rivers, Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl, Baron Rivers --  Encyclopædia Britannica   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Anthony and his father, Sir Richard Woodville (afterward 1st Earl Rivers), fought for the Lancastrians against the Yorkists in the early years of the Wars of the Roses (1455–85).
The principal tributary of the Paraná River, the Paraguay is the fifth largest river in South America.
One of the major rivers of Central Africa, the Ubangi is the largest right-bank tributary of the Congo, or Zaire, River.
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 HAMPSHIRE - LoveToKnow Article on HAMPSHIRE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The river Avon in the south-west rises in Wiltshire, and passing Fordingbridge and Ringwood falls into Christchurch Bay below Christchurch, being joined close to its mouth by the Stour.
None of the rivers, except in the estuarine parts, is navigable.
During the Wars of the Roses Anthony Woodville, 2nd earl Rivers, defeated the duke of Clarence at Southampton, and in 1471, after the battle of Barnet, the countess of Warwick took sanctuary at Beaulieu Abbey.
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 Wars of the Roses -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Mary of Gueldres, Queen of Scotland agreed to provide Margaret with an army on condition that England cede the town of Berwick to Scotland and her daughter be betrothed to Prince Edward.
At the time of Edward's premature death, his heir, (King of England who was crowned at the age of 13 on the death of his father Edward IV but was immediately confined to the Tower of London where he and his younger brother were murdered (1470-1483)) Edward V, was only 12 years old.
The Woodvilles were in position to influence the young king's future government, since Edward V had been brought up under the stewardship of Earl Rivers in (Click link for more info and facts about Ludlow) Ludlow.
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 Anthony Way - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Anthony Way   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
In the world of choral music there is Anthony Way.
Anthony Way was a junior choirister at London's St. Paul's Cathedral in the mid 1990's when he was thrown into the public eye with his portrayal of Henry Ashworth, a choirboy who's voice saved a cathedral from closing its doors, in the BBC mini series called "The Choir"
Anthony Way helped to record the soundtrack the series which sold over 250, 000 copies.
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 Articles - Wars of the Roses
The most notable of these were Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset and William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, who were blamed for mismanaging the government and poorly executing the continuing Hundred Years War with France.
Meanwhile, York's ally, Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick (later dubbed "The Kingmaker"), was growing in popularity in London as the champion of the merchant classes.
The Woodvilles were in position to influence the young king's future government, since Edward V had been brought up under the stewardship of Earl Rivers in Ludlow.
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 RIVERS, RICHARD SAVAGE, 4TH EARL (c. 1660—1712) - Online Information article about RIVERS, RICHARD SAVAGE, 4TH EARL ...
Tower in 1710 on the recommendation of Harley and without Marlborough's knowledge was the first unmistakable intimation to the Whigs of their impending fall.
Elizabeth, who married the 4th earl of Barrymore.
MURRAY (or MORAY), JAMES STUART, EARL OF (c.
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Read about Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers at WorldVillage Encyclopedia.
Rivers became very influential at the royal court after his sister
He joined the king in his temporary exile in 1470, and returned with him the next year, where he was wounded at the
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Jasper was the third son of Owen Tudor and the former queen Katherine of Valois, widow of King Henry V.
Catherine was the daughter of Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers and Jacquetta of Luxembourg, and thus was sister to (among others) Elizabeth Woodville, Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers and Richard Woodville, 3rd Earl Rivers.
She was also the widow of Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham.
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Rivers became very influential at the royal court after his sister Elizabeth married IV of England">Edward IV.
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 thePeerage.com - Person Page 10292
Isabella de Clare, Countess Strigoil is the daughter of Richard FitzGilbert de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke and Aoife MacMurrough.
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Thomas de Holand, 2nd Earl of Kent is the son of Thomas de Holand, 1st Earl of Kent and Joan 'the Fair Maid of Kent' Plantagenet, Countess of Kent.
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 Anthony, Earl --  Encyclopædia Britannica   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Anthony, whose childhood dream of becoming a major league baseball player was derailed by an ankle injury, joined the PBA Tour in 1963.
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 Richard III (play)
When he has lost all popular support, he faces the invading Earl of Richmond (Henry VII) at the Battle of Bosworth Field.
Edward, Earl of Warwick, young son of Clarence
Earl Rivers (Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers), brother to Queen Elizabeth
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She was the daughter of Sir Thomas Boleyn, later Earl of Wiltshire and Ormonde.
After spending the years 1519 to 1521 at the French court, Anne returned to England and was courted by the heir to the earldom of Northumberland and by the king himself.
In 1311 the barons, led by Thomas, earl of Lancaster, forced the king to appoint from among them a committee of 21 nobles and prelates, called the lords ordainers.
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 Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
However, they were waylaid by the Duke of Gloucester, who imprisoned the Earl and then had him beheaded as part of his path toward becoming king (as Richard III).
Lambeth Palace Library has an illustration showing Rivers presenting a copy of this book to Edward IV.
This page was last modified 22:32, 2 October 2005.
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 Richard III of England - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Morton claimed to have been in the council room when Hastings was arrested, and may have been one of several men who were detained for participating in the conspiracy with Hastings.
Since even a betrothal was a legally binding "pre-contract" in the customs of the time, Edward IV's marriage to Elizabeth Woodville had been bigamous, therefore all their children were bastards.
Some of the proceedings of that Parliamentary session are believed to survive in a document known as Titulus Regius, which Parliament issued some months later explaining its actions and of which a single copy escaped the destruction of all copies of the Titulus Regius later ordered by Henry VII.
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Henry, the son of Edmund Tudor, earl of Richmond (1430?-56), and Margaret Beaufort, countess of Richmond and Derby (a direct descendant of John of Gaunt, duke of Lancaster), was born on January 28, 1457, in Pembroke Castle, Pembrokeshire.
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 Articles - Richard III (play)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Assisted by his cousin Buckingham (Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham), Richard mounts a PR campaign to present himself as a preferable candidate to the throne, appearing as a modest, devout man with no pretensions to greatness.
As the body count rises, the increasingly paranoid Richard loses what popularity he had; he soon faces rebellions led first by Buckingham and subsequently by the invading Earl of Richmond (Henry VII of England) at the Battle of Bosworth Field.
Elizabeth Woodville, Queen to Edward IV Margaret of Anjou, widow of Henry VI Duchess of York (Cecily Neville), mother to King Edward IV, Clarence, and Gloucester
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