Anne Neville: Queen and Wife of Richard III

Anne Neville, often seen as a victim depicted by Shakespeare, was a powerful and influential figure in medieval England.

Daughter, Wife, Princess, Widow and Queen: Anne Neville had many faces.

Shakespeare presents her to us as a woman consumed with rage, bitterness and grief. He has her cursing the killer of her husband and father, before marrying him and condemning herself to despair. She rages, screams and weeps but ultimately she is shown as nothing more than a passive victim of the men wh...