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10 AUGUST 1439
Birth of Anne of York, second child and eldest surviving daughter of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, and Cecily Neville. She was a sister of Edward IV and Richard III. Married in 1447 to Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter. They had one daughter. In the Wars of the Roses Exeter sided with Lancaster. They separated in 1464 and were divorced in 1472. She then married Sir Thomas St Leger and they had a daughter, Anne.
You can find out more about Anne of York in the talk Judy gave to our branch in 2012.
Illustration: Anne of York and Sir Thomas St Leger, her second husband
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[…] It is a tradition in the NSW branch that at the August general meeting we have “Scrabble Talks”. Once a year, members draw Scrabble tiles out of a bag and then prepare a short talk on a topic starting with their letter. The following is Judy’s talk on ‘Duchess Anne of Exeter’. This was a particularly fitting, as the day before our meeting was Duchess Anne’s birthday. […]