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The Kingmaker's Wife Lyrics
Hear the scratching of the quill
The smell of hot wax to make the seal
The betrothal of Salisbury’s oldest son
To the daughter of an Earl a bright future won
Now Anne was such a lovely child
Married at twelve she was not beguiled
By her husband too young for the marriage bed
To a younger boy she had been wed
Later in the shadow of her husband’s fame
Richard Neville is his name
Gaining an earldom filled him with fire
The title of a kingmaker he would acquire
Hear the scratching of the quill
The smell of hot wax to make the seal
The betrothal of Salisbury’s oldest son
To the daughter of an Earl a bright future won
To the daughter of an Earl a bright future won
The smell of hot wax to make the seal
The betrothal of Salisbury’s oldest son
To the daughter of an Earl a bright future won
Married at twelve she was not beguiled
By her husband too young for the marriage bed
To a younger boy she had been wed
Richard Neville is his name
Gaining an earldom filled him with fire
The title of a kingmaker he would acquire
The smell of hot wax to make the seal
The betrothal of Salisbury’s oldest son
To the daughter of an Earl a bright future won
To the daughter of an Earl a bright future won
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legendaryten On Feb 23, 2026
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This song is about the marriage that was arranged for Richard Neville who is now known as Warwick ther Kingmaker. It was inspired by a novel of the same title that was written by Sandra Heath Wilson.