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Lady Margaret Beaufort was the daughter and sole heiress of John Beaufort, Duke of Somerset (1404–1444), a legitimised grandson of John of Gaunt (1st Duke of Lancaster and third surviving son of King Edward III) by his mistress, later wife, Katherine Swynford, and John Beaufort's wife Margaret Beauchamp. Lady Margaret was born at Bletsoe ...
Today in 1509 Lady Margaret Beaufort died. She was Henry VIII’s grandmother, and she lived long enough to watch her son, Henry VII, become King, and to see t...
The foundation of the Tudor dynasty in 1485 reflected both the abilities and the good fortune of the new monarch, Henry VII. Henry's success without doubt owed much to the remarkable determination of his mother, Lady Margaret Beaufort, who had helped arrange his prospective match with Elizabeth of York, sent him money and organised part of the 1483 rebellion.
Jun 29, 2019 · Sparks from a cannon fired during the play ignited the thatched roof. Today is the anniversary of the death of sixty-six-year-old Lady Margaret Beaufort on 29th June 1509, just four days after she enjoyed the coronation celebrations of her grandson King Henry VIII and his queen consort. Catherine of Aragon. Margaret Beaufort was the matriarch ...
Often referred to as the matriarch of the Tudors, Margaret Beaufort was a powerful member of the royal household and an influential figure in the greater political machinations of the day. Herself a descendant of King Edward III, she made sure to secure the royal crown for her own son, Henry VII. Born on 31st May 1443 in Blestoe Castle, to John ...
Jun 29, 2016 · The Passing of Margaret Beaufort. The fiercely maternal and profoundly strong-willed Margaret Beaufort died peacefully in her bed on 29 June 1509. Founder of the Tudor Dynasty, she was buried in Westminster Abbey with every honor and an Italian sculptor was commissioned to create the effigy on her tomb. The famous humanist scholar Erasmus ...
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On 4 October 1471 Margaret was widowed again as Henry Stafford died of the wounds received at Barnet. He was buried at Pleshey. Margaret was still only 28 years old. She had been married three times and widowed twice – losing one husband to Lancaster and one to York.
