Catherine of York was the sixth daughter of King Edward IV of England and his queen consort Elizabeth Woodville.
Daughters of King Edward IV. Stained glass window of the northwest transept of Canterbury Cathedral, 16th century. Catherine is depicted second from the right.
Image: King Edward IV from NPG (2)
Image: Elizabeth Woodville
Image: Courtenay Arms Tiverton Church Porch
Edward IV was King of England from 4 March 1461 to 3 October 1470, then again from 11 April 1471 until his death in 1483. He was a central figure in the Wars of the Roses, a series of civil wars in England fought between the Yorkist and Lancastrian factions between 1455 and 1487.
Posthumous portrait, c. 1540
Drawing of Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York, the father of Edward IV and Richard III, c. 1445
Towton Cross, commemorating Edward's victory at the Battle of Towton
Rose Noble coin of Edward IV, minted in 1464