History Characters / TheSunneInSplendour

* MarryForLove: He loves Elizabeth Woodville and never seems to regret all the trouble his marriage to her caused.

* TheChessmaster: Edward seems affable, but he’s keenly aware of politics. He likes having his wife’s Woodville relatives around because they depend on him for their status.

* ParentalSubstitute: Becomes this for her sister's children and she tries with Johnny.

* ByronicHero: Sensitive and brooding, he always has a touch of this but by the last book, Richard takes a dark turn and this only serves to fuel Bess's crush on him.

* BigBrotherInstinct: Edward dotes on the younger Richard, remembering his birthday and sending him a puppy as a gift. Later, he goes out of his way to rescue Anne and see to it she is reunited with Richard.
* BornLucky: Everyone notices the Edward seem lucky, and more than one person wonders why anyone would bet against him. At least for awhile.

* CapturedOnPurpose: As Warwick and George rebel, Edward realizes he can't beat them militarily. Will and Richard expect him to run, but he doesn't. He lets Warwick capture him and proves to be a PoisonousCaptive, still king and still unwilling to be Warwick's puppet.

* AloofBigBrother: Not as fond of children at Edward and certainly not as extroverted as Edward, Richard doesn't feel as close or comfortable around Edmund, but Edmund is there when it counts.

* BigBrotherInstinct: Edward dotes on the younger Richard, remembering his birthday and sending him a puppy as a gift. Later, he goes out of his way to rescue Anne and see to it she is reunited with Richard

* DumbassTeenageSon: Richard and his circle don't think much of his intellectual abilities, and he's a male DumbBlond, too. .

* DumbBlond: Richard and his circle don't think much of his intellectual abilities.

! Thomas Grey

!! Elizabeth Woodville
* AlphaBitch: Elizabeth uses her position as queen to advance her family and punish her enemies.
* TheCynic: Elizabeth is hard as nails, and outside of sexually, cold as ice. She's not close to her children, and she even suspects Anne of being a manipulator because men are protective of her. She doesn't get that kindness is what is inspiring that.
* HotConsort: Everyone agrees she is absolutely beautiful.
* {{Jerkass}} Cold and self-advancing, Elizabeth isn't a good person nor does she try to be. It blows up in her face, especially when she winds up worse off under Henry Tudor than she was under Richard.
* KnightTemplarParent: Once she finds out her children are illegitimate, she reacts furiously and encourages Edward to do whatever it takes, including execute George, to keep that secret. She regrets not killing Stillington herself.
* MarryForLove: She absolutely enjoys being queen, but she truly loves Edward and especially enjoys him as a lover, so when he lets himself go she feels a tinge of sorrow.
* SocialClimber: She's an impoverished commoner who manages to snag the king, and she takes her whole family up the class ladder with her. This fosters massive resentment.
* VanityIsFeminine: Elizabeth is justifiably vain, even though she is scorned for it. Her beauty is what got her where she is, and she knows it.

* NakedFirstImpression: She meets Edward while in the bathtub. He flirtatiously wonders why she hasn't risen to greet her king, and she demures that she doesn't have a towel. He offers her a washcloth.

* DarkSecret: He wasn't free to marry Elizabeth because he was promised to Nell Butler. This haunts him, and he does not react well when he realizes George knows about it.
* MarryForLove: He loves Elizabeth Woodville and never seems to regret all the trouble his marriage to her caused.