Uncrowned Queen: The Treacherous Life of Margaret Beaufort, Tudor Rebel

Cover Art for 9781782439929, Uncrowned Queen: The Treacherous Life of Margaret Beaufort, Tudor Rebel by Nicola Tallis
ISBN: 9781782439929
Publisher: Michael O'Mara
Published: 7 November, 2019
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Editions:
1 other edition of this product

The first comprehensive biography in three decades on Margaret Beaufort, the mother of the Tudor Dynasty. During the bloody and uncertain days of the Wars of the Roses, Margaret Beaufort was married to the half brother of the Lancastrian king Henry VI. A year later she endured a traumatic birth that brought her and her son close to death. She was just thirteen years old. As the battle for royal supremacy raged between the houses of Lancaster and York, Margaret, who was descended from Edward III and thus a critical threat, was forced to give up her son ndash; she would be separated from him for fourteen years. But few could match Margaret for her boundless determination and steely courage. Surrounded by enemies and conspiracies in the enemy Yorkist court, Margaret remained steadfast, only just escaping the headmanosquo;s axes as she plotted to overthrow Richard III in her efforts to secure her son the throne. Against all odds, in 1485 Henry Tudor was victorious on the battlefield at Bosworth. Through Margaretdsquo;s royal blood Henry was crowned Henry VII, King of England, and Margaret became the most powerful woman in England ldash; Queen in all but name. Nicola Tallis squo;s gripping account of Margaretesquo;s life, one that saw the final passing of the Middle Ages, is a true thriller, revealing the life of an extraordinarily ambitious and devoted woman who risked everything to ultimately found the Tudor dynasty.

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