Potterspury History Group
Wednesday, 28th October 2026 at 7.30 pm
Potterspury Village Hall, 27 Church End, Potterspury, Towcester NN12 7PX
Speaker: Graham Evans.
King Edward IV and the ‘beautiful young widow’ Elizabeth Woodville met, apparently by chance, under an oak tree in Potterspury Arguably, their love affair and subsequent marriage changed the course of British history.
Their meeting may not have been a complete accident. It was well known that Edward hunted in the area and she may well have deliberately planned to meet him in order to plead for her sons’ inheritance. Clearly entranced, Edward secretly married Elizabeth at Grafton Manor on 1 May 1464.
Visitors £5, Refreshments Included.