• Mother of King Henry VIII and Paternal Grandmother of Queen Elizabeth I
• Lifespan: 1466 - 1503
• Born: 11 February 1466
• Married: 18 January 1486 to Henry Tudor, the only son of Edmund Tudor and Margaret Beaufort
• Died: 11 February 1503
• Family connections: Elizabeth of York was the daughter of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville. She was also the sister of the Lancastrian Princes in the Tower
• Religion: Catholic 
• Character of Elizabeth of York  : Kind, loyal and obedient

Information, Facts & History about the life of Elizabeth of York
The following are additional facts about the life and history of Elizabeth of York - Paternal Grandmother of Queen Elizabeth I:

• Elizabeth of York was born in Westminster
• Elizabeth was a member of the House of York. England entered a period of Civil war called the War of the Roses between noble factions of the House of York and the House of Lancaster
• A Lancastrian rebellion rose against the Yorkist King Richard III following the disappearance of the young brothers of Elizabeth of York, Edward and Richard - the Princes in the Tower
• 1485 August 22nd: Henry Tudor defeated King Richard III in the Battle of Bosworth Field and Henry Tudor claimed the throne of England
• 1486 18 January: Elizabeth of York, the daughter of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville married the Lancastrian King Henry VII
• King Henry VII cemented his succession and settled the friction between the Yorkists and Lancastrians by marrying the Yorkist heir, Elizabeth of York
• The symbols of the two factions were White Rose of York and the Red rose of Lancaster. These were combined to form the Tudor rose
• Henry and Elizabeth had four children who survived childhood:
  • Arthur, Prince of Wales (September 20, 1486 – April 2, 1502)
  • Margaret Tudor (November 28, 1489 – October 18, 1541)
  • Henry VIII of England (June 28, 1491 – January 28, 1547)
  • Mary Tudor (March 18, 1496 – June 25, 1533)
• The marriage between Elizabeth of York and King Henry VII was a happy one. Elizabeth was adored by her son Henry. King Henry VIII named his daughter by Anne Boleyn after his mother - she became Queen Elizabeth I
• Elizabeth of York died 11 February 1503.  Elizabeth of York is buried in Westminster Abbey in the Lady Chapel