jacquetta

When the death of Joan of Arc shows her the dangers faced by strong women, Jacquetta, a psychic descendant of a river goddess, studies alchemy and becomes the secret wife of Richard Woodville before returning to the court of Henry VI.

Jacquetta, Duchess of Bedford, lived in 15th century England. As a young widow she married the Duke's squire, Richard Woodville, and remained loyal to the Plantagenet/Lancaster throne of England. Their daughter, Elizabeth Woodville, mother of the two Princes who disappeared in the Tower of London, becomes queen and plays a major role in uniting the Lancaster and York families into the English Tudor monarchy.