Elizabeth Woodville for his mother-in-law", despite the fact that the simplicity was the queen dowager's own wish. Elizabeth was laid to rest in the same chantry as her husband King Edward IV in St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle. Edward IV's love for his wife is celebrated in sonnet 75 of Philip Sidney's "Astrophel and Stella". (written by 1586, first pub. 1591). She appears in two of Shakespeare's plays: "Henry VI Part 3" (written by 1592), in which she is a fairly minor character, and "Richard III" (written approx. 1592), where she has a central role. Shakespeare portrays Elizabeth as a proud
Lionel Woodville Lionel Woodville Lionel Woodville (1447 – 23 June 1484) was a Bishop of Salisbury in England. Woodville was a fourth son of Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers and Jacquetta of Luxembourg; his siblings included Elizabeth Woodville, Queen Consort from 1464 to 1483. In the late 1470s, Woodville became the first person in recorded history to receive an honorary degree (DCL), from the University of Oxford. He was Chancellor of the University of Oxford from 1479–1483. After a number of more minor clerical positions, Woodville was elected Dean of Exeter in November 1478, and held the position until 1482, when he