WI: Anne Neville Outlives Richard III?

What would happen?

I know Henry VII had a policy of marrying Yorkists off to his allies so what would become of Anne? Since Richard is viewed as a usurper would she be viewed as a Queen Dowager? Would Henry VII marry her off and if so, who would he marry her to?
 
Considering Anne's health was terrible during her husband's reign, I doubt Henry would see the need to marry her off. As to her status, well legally Richard's reign wasn't annulled or anything like that, so technically she'd be Queen Dowager. If not, then her status would either devolve to Richard's pre-accession title as Duchess of Gloucester, or her to her own first marriage to Edward of Westminster, as Dowager Princess of Wales. Anne was in a rather unique position, being the widow of the Lancastrian heir and the Yorkist King, so Henry would probably honour her greatly then let her retire. Well as long as she doesn't try any intrigue on her nephew the Earl of Warwick's behalf. If that happens she'd probably get sent to a convent like Elizabeth Woodville.
 
Considering Anne's health was terrible during her husband's reign, I doubt Henry would see the need to marry her off. As to her status, well legally Richard's reign wasn't annulled or anything like that, so technically she'd be Queen Dowager. If not, then her status would either devolve to Richard's pre-accession title as Duchess of Gloucester, or her to her own first marriage to Edward of Westminster, as Dowager Princess of Wales. Anne was in a rather unique position, being the widow of the Lancastrian heir and the Yorkist King, so Henry would probably honour her greatly then let her retire. Well as long as she doesn't try any intrigue on her nephew the Earl of Warwick's behalf. If that happens she'd probably get sent to a convent like Elizabeth Woodville.

Say she is still healthy just for a POD, she's only 28 at the time.

Also, I personally think Anne would try to champion her nephew's cause wasn't she the one that talked Richard into naming him as his heir?
 
Well her mother certainly petitioned Henry to return the lands that she had been forced to surrender to Gloucester and Clarence which he did nominally as long as she then granted them to him.

Her daughter's position was difficult as she techinally had nothing left (all the property that she should have received as a co-heir of her mother and paternal grandmother had been granted to Clarence and Gloucester and then merged into the crown estate) and she's just lost all her patronages as Queen Consort and thereby most of her influence.

Her niece is going to be the new Queen and we know that Elizabeth was financially concerned about her siblings and that may have extended to her aunt (but we know nothing of their actual relationship).

Henry is not going to be generous in 1485 he was in the unique position of having to find cash to support a Queen Consort, who brought no dower, her mother who he's just restored to her position as Queen Dowager and the new Queen's younger sisters. We know that after ELizabeth Woodville retired to a convent all her assets were transferred to her daughter and instead she received an annual payment from the King (it is debateable whether her retirement was forced or a willing decision)

Anne may well have like her mother petitioned for the restitution of her paternal grandmother's estates (the Salisbury lands to which she along with her late sister would have been co-heirs to) - asking the King to reverse the settlements of the 1470s which transferred all the Earl of Warwick's holdings to Clarence and Gloucester however he is likely to expect her to do as her mother did with the Beauchamp inheritance and settle it back on the King in return for a small allowance perhaps.

She's not a great catch for a new husband - she has no money, is tainted by her marriage, and has a poor child-bearing record. There are better catches around which is why the King's uncle found himself married off to the widowed Duchess of Buckingham for example.
 
Well her mother certainly petitioned Henry to return the lands that she had been forced to surrender to Gloucester and Clarence which he did nominally as long as she then granted them to him.

Her daughter's position was difficult as she techinally had nothing left (all the property that she should have received as a co-heir of her mother and paternal grandmother had been granted to Clarence and Gloucester and then merged into the crown estate) and she's just lost all her patronages as Queen Consort and thereby most of her influence.

Her niece is going to be the new Queen and we know that Elizabeth was financially concerned about her siblings and that may have extended to her aunt (but we know nothing of their actual relationship).

Henry is not going to be generous in 1485 he was in the unique position of having to find cash to support a Queen Consort, who brought no dower, her mother who he's just restored to her position as Queen Dowager and the new Queen's younger sisters. We know that after ELizabeth Woodville retired to a convent all her assets were transferred to her daughter and instead she received an annual payment from the King (it is debateable whether her retirement was forced or a willing decision)

Anne may well have like her mother petitioned for the restitution of her paternal grandmother's estates (the Salisbury lands to which she along with her late sister would have been co-heirs to) - asking the King to reverse the settlements of the 1470s which transferred all the Earl of Warwick's holdings to Clarence and Gloucester however he is likely to expect her to do as her mother did with the Beauchamp inheritance and settle it back on the King in return for a small allowance perhaps.

She's not a great catch for a new husband - she has no money, is tainted by her marriage, and has a poor child-bearing record. There are better catches around which is why the King's uncle found himself married off to the widowed Duchess of Buckingham for example.

So would she most likely enter a convent a la Elizabeth Woodville?
 
Wasn't Elizabeth Wydeville's retirement occasioned by her involvement with one of the pretenders - think it was Simnel, but could've been Warbeck.

Plus, you can count on Margaret Beaufort being the spanner in the works. She invented the title of "My Lady, the Kynge's Mother" in order that she didn't have to yield precedence of any sort (whether clothes-wise or ceremonially) to the "Whitr Queen', the crowned and annointed Elizabeth. Here, she's gonna either have to divide and conquer (play Anne off against Elizabeth or vice versa) or suffer the "indignity" of having to yield to two queens-dowager.
 
Wasn't Elizabeth Wydeville's retirement occasioned by her involvement with one of the pretenders - think it was Simnel, but could've been Warbeck.

Plus, you can count on Margaret Beaufort being the spanner in the works. She invented the title of "My Lady, the Kynge's Mother" in order that she didn't have to yield precedence of any sort (whether clothes-wise or ceremonially) to the "Whitr Queen', the crowned and annointed Elizabeth. Here, she's gonna either have to divide and conquer (play Anne off against Elizabeth or vice versa) or suffer the "indignity" of having to yield to two queens-dowager.

Do you think you could see Margaret and Elizabeth unite over their mutual disdain for Anne Neville?
 
There is little real evidence that Elizabeth was involved with the Simnel plot - and some have suggested she was contemplating a retreat to Bermondsey quite early in the reign of her son in law. Bermondsey had a long association with the house of York so it wasn't an unusual choice. We know she continued to receive payments from Henry VII of an allowance until her death. Her daughter's visited her at Bermondsey and she was present at the birth of both Princess Margaret and Prince Henry (later Henry VIII). Again there is little to suggest antagonism between Margaret and Elizabeth and Margaret had been a popular figure and well liked at the Yorkist court (despite her Lancastrian origins). Elizabeth Woodville was by all accounts treated with regal dignity though certainly Margaret Beaufort was well aware of her own status as mentioned above - sticking for example with signing herself Margaret R (For Richmond but easily mistaken for Regina). Not that different than Cecily Duchess of York who was styled late wife unto Richard in right king of England etc during the reigns of her sons. Regarding Anne Neville she did have a good relationship with Cecily and might well have ended up living with the pious and aged Duchess at Berkhampstead - out of the way of court and intrigue.
 
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