Richard III's Queen Anne Neville

Gone Medieval

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🗓️ 23 May 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Why do we know so little about Anne Neville, despite her significant role in history?

Anne Neville led a life shaped by power, tragedy, and shifting allegiances. Daughter of the formidable Warwick the Kingmaker, Anne was widowed at 15 before marrying Richard, Duke of Gloucester - later Richard III. Crowned alongside him in a dazzling coronation, Anne’s reign was brief and marred by heartbreak, especially after the death of her only son.

Matt Lewis reflects on Anne Neville's life of resilience and sorrow - and the political and social dynamics of Medieval women in power - with historian Joanna Laynesmith.

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Gone Medieval is presented by Matt Lewis. It was edited by Amy Haddow, the producer is Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm Matt Lewis.
0:02.6	And I'm Dr. Eleanor Yonaga.
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0:46.9	Hello, I'm Matt Lewis. Welcome to Gone Medieval from History Hit, the podcast that delves into the
0:52.8	greatest millennium in human history. We've got the most intriguing hit, the podcast that delves into the greatest millennium in human history.
0:55.5	We've got the most intriguing mysteries, the gobsmacking details and latest groundbreaking research
1:02.0	from the Vikings to the printing press, from kings to popes to the crusades.
1:06.6	We cross centuries and continents to delve into rebellions, plots and murders,
1:12.2	to find the stories big and small that tell us how we got here.
1:16.7	Find out who we really were with Gone Medieval.
1:26.3	I've been desperately thinking about how I could shoehorn in another Richard the Third episode.
1:32.8	It's getting hard because most of my tricks get caught now.
1:36.6	This one slipped by because it isn't really a trick.
1:40.3	When we were filming our three-part documentary on Richard the Third,
1:43.7	okay, okay, plug over.
1:45.7	I had a chat with Joanna Lanesmith about Anne Neville, Richard's wife, and eventually his queen.
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