Cecily Bonville-Grey - Marchioness of Dorset: From Riches to Royalty

By Sarah J Hodder

Cecily Bonville-Grey was one of the richest women of her time, inheriting the Harington and Bonville fortunes as a young child. In 1474, at the age of fifteen, she married Thomas Grey, the eldest son of Elizabeth Woodville from her first marriage to Sir John Grey. When Thomas was created Marquis of Dorset a year later, Cecily became the Marchioness of Dorset alongside him. During her lifetime she was connected to many of the fifteenth and sixteenth century personalities that we read about today. Her stepfather was William, Lord Hastings, her mother-in-law Elizabeth Woodville, the White Queen. Her mother was a daughter of the great Neville family and her uncle was the Earl of Warwick, also known as the ‘kingmaker’ having assisted his cousin, Edward IV, in his path to the throne. Her second husband was a son of the ancient Stafford family and Lady Jane Grey was a direct descendant of hers. During the Wars of the Roses and the emergence of the new Tudor dynasty, Cecily was witness to many of the events that unfolded and her own story is intertwined with many of these events. Yet she remains relatively unknown. This is Cecily’s story.

• Language: English
• Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
• Release date: Feb 25, 2022
• ISBN: 9781789049039

Sarah J Hodder

Sarah J Hodder began her career as a production manager for Shire Publications, a unique niche publisher that introduced her to an eclectic mix of subjects and encouraged her already well-founded love of books. After leaving Shire to raise her daughter, she was able to explore and develop her passion for history, particularly medieval and Tudor. Her focus is very much on social history and family relationships and she writes mainly on the lives of women during this period. Sarah is the author of The Queen’s Sisters (Chronos Books, 2020), The York Princesses (Chronos Books, 2021) and Cecily-Bonville-Grey, Marchioness of Dorset (Chronos Books, 2022).

Book preview

��bbook_preview_excerpt.html�[˲�6��.�#J�z�1V(B/[r���aE/Q$�]���[�^�f3����|��d��@�$wLDG�o��8y2z�?z�t��eoNɆ��6O?�?{��>{S����S;�{ۼ6a�4�&�Ƥ�~N�#��Y��3~��?x������?�Z���'����f>5~j���L]�a��9�94�ll��M��{k���м�w���&��Mv�%��C��9��lb��O� ���L���gO�A2Q���>��!�Ap�Æ���r��ylj�ɟ�[���*��I>\�3;��b*^����E�������O'� ƍ�;,_T������۷;�R?�&��!��V)�H��M�ִ��,1��v`l<@�Î&d��L_��iq��j�^��NԷa_�� �W%ܗP_^��}��l%F2竪��Uv; ��e�zB�g&�ʹ
+o>�9 �m�{+���#�V��+M�YoI`>�bw�wH�5��* H0�a`��
���d(�]VG�4zt�48tS>�,���#в���;+��w�n�a�B%d6�a#� ��ע=0L�p���\}���}�}5/Ӣ�P�6�� ��7�&H7'�ZMT��$��G�>Iw6���S�F�ӠO��;��`����#�
� *��K�' X�}��G6��a��"&���Ixv��c �ZJ@J a4�XQaGV����h�~�@�43�Y�1韬����ɪB�Y d�S3����?Ų�������Y�㰬O$_w��T`��5'�AJx�T��ڨ�yfC�Q����k|fc{�ST�B�䩮E����g-�Џ�oR$�F��Ѱ�9�O/d�'���l��Djs�Y�zȉ�ՊG���-dy�6RqO����r�N`�-*uk��VӨv�dY�BÜ;ed6t*(�?fE�j�9WZAldr�%� �P��^���~ ��~�K������T��'�}�yg[�A�gV��ߝR1��� ��kCL$�ӊ'
^Vi헷ZxZw���߂v�*�R�J5쯭=��fV~�_�Q�-U���%Iu���F��o�y��?!��������(�HB��c�m����;�W�rLA]���4��N+M�N�,�YۣravN�&J=d�[�5�@�?��-�Md+r4���L�����a���Ŗ��e�D�����*�L�� HP�����JW���?�L;H*���̀� �`E��"�F�(�nQ<�z����~��=�: ���%�Y� �:,��Z�� ��QN�:QS�ՈC��J����~ܛ��"�)�*��Zuy�}�^��KmO�ֆtJ�@��<����`r�KK�__����L�Ά�?P?:��. �����#� ���}[D!v��.o-�H����j5�Z^�Ľ8�R�s6�Z�w��=���"����+n��O����������n��m�@��݄2��jqz�����8��*�uS����������7/��M �Tǧ�*�6}�r��\���O2Ӑޥ��B�k�/�rSk��i�n��ܚc*�9_M7���Q �����y�V2���1���������l�:���:� �YE�/��+��a�3������^KiV�0��篼��+kh-!Un`�y�H�a��j#D�����B[��D��V�#ˎűr��v|o�:��J#�d*c���Y��~\y�z���o�H��� �������vpZ��=��1Ț2US�_W�#F#���f�{�Pb+>G����%���D�Fy��{A��-J/�ó�[�xT'N*�IK�uS��+&d��J`Fu��b!�cyA[��- R4~�1+�$]���g��q�����6