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In the meantime, Margaret was married to the man she considered her first husband, Edmund Tudor. Being hand-picked to marry the half-brother of the king was a great honor, and Margaret felt that it was God’s plan for her life. How she felt about the marriage being consummated when she was only twelve-years-old, one can only guess, but ...
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- She was married young. Aged just 12, Margaret was married to Edmund Tudor, a man double her age. Even by the standards of Medieval marriage, such an age gap was unusual, as was the fact that the marriage was consummated immediately.
- Destined for the throne? Margaret’s son Henry was a Lancastrian claimant to the throne – albeit a distant one. He was removed from her care and placed under various wardships in order to keep him safe and watched by those loyal to the Crown.
- She was nobody’s fool. Despite her youth, Margaret proved herself shrewd and calculating. The Wars of the Roses pitted family against family, and allegiances were fluid.
- She was far from a weak and feeble woman. Ever-changing political alliances meant taking risks and gambles. Margaret was an active participant in intrigue and plotting, and many believe she masterminded Buckingham’s Rebellion (1483), whilst some theorize she may have been behind the murder of the Princes in the Tower.
May 6, 2018 · On May 6, 2018 By RSB In The House of Lancaster, The House of Tudor. Margaret Beaufort is arguably the great winner of the Wars of the Roses. Certainly she is one of the few to have lived through the war in its entirety and, as such, became the matriarch of the House of the Tudor. Mother to Henry VII, she is an ancestor to every English/British ...
Portrait by Meynnart Wewyck, c. 1510. Lady Margaret Beaufort (pronounced / ˈboʊfərt / BOH-fərtor / ˈbjuːfərt / BEW-fərt; 31 May 1443 – 29 June 1509) was a major figure in the Wars of the Roses of the late fifteenth century, and mother of King Henry VII of England, the first Tudor monarch. [ 1 ] A descendant of King Edward III, Lady ...
Aug 7, 2020 · Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII, helped win her son a throne and create a groundbreaking dynasty into the bargain. But her story has often been just an afterthought in the telling of the ...
During his career, John Beaufort saw his fair share of humiliating failures on the battlefield. Early on, he spent 13 years as a prisoner of France. After his release, he married and climbed the career ladder. In 1443, Margaret was born—but this joyous occasion was followed up by an utter disaster. Wikipedia.
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Nov 7, 2019 · Historian Nicola Tallis strives to reveal Margaret’s true image and rehabilitate her smear campaign in “Uncrowned Queen: The Life of Margaret Beaufort, Mother of the Tudors”. Historian and Alison Weir protégé Nicola Tallis is known for her pop-history Tudor history texts that tend to fall victim to some notable faults; but are also thoroughly researched.
