Wholesale Anne Neville: Queen & Wife of Richard III

Daughter, Wife, Princess, Widow & Queen: Anne Neville had many faces. Shakespeare presents her to us as a woman consumed with rage, bitterness & grief. He has her cursing the killer of her husband & father, before marrying him & condemning herself to despair. She rages, screams & weeps but ultimately she is shown as nothing more than a passive victim of the men who used & exploited her. This could not be further from the truth. Born into one of the most powerful dynasties in medieval England, Anne knew her worth, & her power. She was a great survivor escaping the tide of blood that consumed England not just alive but emerging with a crown on her head. Tragedy would untimely engulf her, the death of her son ended all her hopes for a lasting legacy & her premature death was subject to rumour & speculation. But there is undoubtedly more to Anne than her marriage & her end. She is fascinating, elusive, a powerbroker & very much her father’s daughter. This is Anne’s story.