. Social England; a record of the progress of the people in religion, laws, learning, arts, industry, commerce, science, literature and manners, from the earliest times to the present day . e was the widow of a Lancastrian knight, and daughterof the Lancastrian Lord Rivers, himself a made lord who hadwon his fortune by his marriage. The blow to Yorkist feeluigand Neville ]:iride was immense. But worse was to come. Byskilful marriages, six of the ^Voodville family were raised up totill high nobility. Two more such elevations followed in 14(i( power of the Nevilles was still immense ; for .
. Social England; a record of the progress of the people in religion, laws, learning, arts, industry, commerce, science, literature and manners, from the earliest times to the present day . e was the widow of a Lancastrian knight, and daughterof the Lancastrian Lord Rivers, himself a made lord who hadwon his fortune by his marriage. The blow to Yorkist feeluigand Neville ]:iride was immense. But worse was to come. Byskilful marriages, six of the ^Voodville family were raised up totill high nobility. Two more such elevations followed in 14(i( power of the Nevilles was still immense ; for .loliii Lord TIIK lU-Jiax OF EDWARD JV. 431 M851 Montague, the second brother, had stepped into the uonhseatedestates of the Percies. But in the new group of th(> Woodvillesthe king had raised a thnatening connterpoise. Next he for-bade the betrothal of liis brother George of Clarence to Warwicksdaughter Isabel. Finally, he sent Warwick on a fools errand toconclude a peace with the king of Frane(\ while he was himselfeffecting a ti-eaty of marriage and alliance with the Duke ofBurgundy. All this had its naiural result. In April. 14(i9, Yorkshire rose under one T\obin of Redesdale,. JibWAKu IV,. WITH IWMILV AND rinKTn;i;s.{ Palace Lihranj.) and like Kent under John Cade, complained of the kings nearkinsmen being kept away from his council. Lords Latimer andFitzhugh of the Neville blood joined the revolt, Warwick joinedthem from Calais, where he had hastily concluded his daughtersmarriage to Clarence. Defeated at Edgecott, Edward wasWarwicks jmsoner. With characteristic grace and dissinuda-tion. the king conceded all demands, and declared his concpierorsto be his best friends. But when next year a new rising tookplace in Lincolnshire, the king, after an easy victory over therebels at Lose-coat Field, professed to have discovered proofs of Popular Risings. 432 TEE CLOSE OF THE MIDDLE AGES. Barnetand Tewkes-bury. Clarence. ;i39s the coinpli<ity of Warwick imd Cla
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