ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In the play, “Richard III, ” who is the mother of Prince Edward?
A
Lady Anne
B
Queen Elizabeth
C
Margaret
D
Duchess of York
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The wife of King Edward IV and the mother of the two young princes (the heirs to the throne) and their older sister, young Elizabeth.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cecily Neville (3 May 1415 – 31 May 1495) was an English noblewoman, the wife of Richard, Duke of York (1411–1460), and the mother of two kings of England-Edward IV and Richard III.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Princes, sons of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville, were born during the intense turmoil of the Wars of the Roses. On Edward’s death in 1483, his brother the Duke of Gloucester (later Richard III) became Lord Protector of Edward’s son and heir, the 12-year-old Edward V.

Detailed explanation-4: -Margaret, Duchess of Burgundy, was the youngest of Richard III’s surviving sisters. She was born on 3rd May 1446, the sixth child and third daughter of Richard, Duke of York and Cecily Neville.

Detailed explanation-5: -Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales ( c. December 1473 or 1476 – 9 April 1484), was the son and heir apparent of King Richard III of England by his wife Anne Neville. He was Richard’s only legitimate child and died aged ten.

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