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Events on Sunday 1 May 1464 1
1464Secret marriage of Edward IV and Elizabeth WoodvilleYorkist king marries a commoner widow in secretKing Edward IV of England secretly married Elizabeth Woodville, a widow of lower noble rank, at Grafton Regis. The marriage was kept hidden for months and later provoked a rift with Edward's chief ally, the Earl of Warwick. It also elevated the Woodville family to national prominence, reshaping English court politics.