appears in two of Shakespeare's plays: Henry VI Part 3 (written by 1592), in which she is a fairly minor character, and Richard III (written approx. 1592), where she has a central role. Shakespeare portrays Elizabeth as a proud and alluring woman in Henry VI Part 3. By Richard III, she is careworn from having to defend herself against detractors in the court, including her titular brother-in-law, Richard. She spends much of the play bemoaning her fate as family members and supporters of her are killed, including her two young sons. She is one of Richard's cleverest opponents and among the few who see through him from the beginning, though she is mostly powerless to stop him once he murders her allies in the court. Although most modern editions of Henry VI Part 3 and Richard III call her "Queen Elizabeth" in the stage directions, the original Shakespearean Folio never actually refer to her by name, instead calling her first "Lady Grey" and later simply "Queen." Novels that feature Elizabeth Woodville as a character include: The Last of the Barons by Edward Bulwer-Lytton Available online. Dickon (1929) by Marjorie Bowen. The Daughter of Time (1951), Josephine Tey's classic mystery. The White Rose (1969) by Jan Westcott. The King's Grey Mare (1972) by Rosemary Hawley Jarman, a fictionalised biography of Elizabeth Woodville. The Woodville Wench (published in US as The Queen Who Never Was) (1972) by Maureen Peters. The Sunne in Splendour (1982) by Sharon Kay Penman. The Sun in Splendour (1982) by Jean Plaidy. A Secret Alchemy (2009) by Emma Darwin. The White Queen (2009) by Philippa Gregory, which borrows Rosemary Hawley Jarman's supernatural elements from The King's Grey Mare. Elizabeth Woodville also appears in other novels in Gregory's Cousins' War series. The King's Grace (2009) by Anne Easter Smith The life of Edward IV's illegitimate daughter who spent many years in service of the Dowager Queen. Das Spiel der Könige, a historical novel in German by Rebecca Gablé. Bloodline (2015) and Ravenspur (2016), in the "War of Roses" series by Conn Iggulden Media portrayals FilmRichard III (1911): Woodville was played by Violet FarebrotherRichard III (1912): Woodville was played by Carey Lee. In the French film, Les enfants d'Édouard (1914), Woodville was played by Jeanne Delvair.Jane Shore (1915): Woodville was played by Maud Yates.Tower of London (1939): Woodville was played by Barbara O'Neil.Richard III (1955): Woodville was portrayed by Mary