Most of my research on her was done before I wrote those earlier books, so my task was to update it and re-evaluate it in the light of more recent work on the period. It’s fascinating to view them from another person’s perspective, especially that of a woman who had very little power yet was integral to the high power politics of her day. What was it like returning to these subjects and looking at the events through Elizabeth of York’s eyes? You have written books on the Princes in the Tower and the Wars of the Roses. Historian Alison Weir’s new biography Elizabeth of York: The First Tudor Queen re-examines her life, showing us the woman who may have intrigued to put her betrothed on the throne and topple her uncle from power, in contrast to the image of a passive princess that has been created over the centuries.Īlison Weir joined us to discuss just how instrumental Elizabeth of York was in shaping her own destiny. Elizabeth has become the captive princess who awaited the menfolk to determine her future, the long-suffering Queen kept powerless by her husband. The tragedy and hardships she overcame to become Queen are often overlooked, her strength of character diminished. Queen Elizabeth of York is famous for her beauty and her kind, gentle nature.
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