Both sources are of great value for those who study the Bruges wedding, with the impact it had on its contemporaries, and the way in which our present-day picture of it came about.
Scattered voices: Anthonis de Roovere and other reporters of the wedding of Charles the Bold and Margaret of York
February 17, 2015 By
Disinheritance: Some thoughts about Jacqueline of Hainault and Anne Neville
April 20, 2014 By
In the 15th century, a rich inheritance could be a liability rather than an asset. An unfortunate heiress could be imprisoned by predatory relatives wanting control of her lands. Marriages made for the purpose of enlarging inheritances could become a form of imprisonment. Inheritance conflicts, in or out of court, could drag on or turn violent.
Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy
December 19, 2013 By
Margaret of York, sister to two kings of England, made one of the most brilliant marriages of her century.
Danse Macabre’ Around the Tomb and Bones of Margaret of York
October 24, 2013 By
Over 500 years ago on 23 November 1503, at Malines, in present day Belgium, died Margaret of York, sister to Edward IV and Richard III of England and third and last wife of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, whom she survived by a quarter of a century.
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