The Price of Love
As the daughter of a king, Cecily of York must have known that getting married would be a calculating move that would have to be approved by various people in court. Her first two marriages were arranged this way, marrying prominent noblemen very close to the crown. Her third marriage, however, was a whole other scandalous story.
Cecily married an unknown squire named Thomas Kyme without King Henry VII’s knowledge. This was unheard of, and Henry was not pleased. When Henry found out about this marriage of “comfort rather than credit,” he immediately banished her from the court. He took possession of her estates, and although he gave them back, she couldn’t leave anything to her husband or any of their future children.