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I am Elizabeth of York. I was born in
1466. My father was King Edward VI and
my mother was Elizabeth Woodville. I had
2 brothers and 4 sisters. After my father
died, both of my brothers, (one of whom
was now King), were taken by my Uncle
Richard Duke of Gloucester, to the Tower
of London and we never heard of them again.
My Uncle then became King Richard III.
Two years later, he fought a great battle
with Henry Tudor, who defeated him. Henry
then went on to become King Henry VII
and he married me in 1486.
We had seven children altogether, but
only 4 of them survived childhood. They
were Arthur, Margaret, Henry and Mary.
My first son Arthur was born on 20th September
1486 at Winchester. Then I had my first
daughter, Margaret, born on the 29th November
1489.
Henry was my second son. He was born in
Greenwich Palace on 14th June 1491. Then
my last surviving daughter and the most
beautiful, Mary Rose Tudor was born on
the 18th of March 1496.
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