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York, Duchess of

York, Duchess of.
Cicely Neville (1415–95) grieves for her sons Clarence and Edward IV (Richard III 2.2), but curses her other son King Richard 4.4.184–96.
She pleads for the life of her son Aumerle first with her husband York, Richard II 5.2, and then with King Henry, 5.3 (unhistorical).

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