Uncrowned queen : the life of Margaret Beaufort, mother of the Tudors /

In 1485, Henry Tudor triumphed over staggering odds to become the first Tudor King of England. His victory owed much to his mother, Lady Margaret Beaufort. Born a Lancaster during the War of the Roses, which saw her house fighting with the Yorks for supremacy, Margaret was caught up in male relative...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Tallis, Nicola (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Basic Books, [2020]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Beaufort, Margaret, > Countess of Richmond and Derby, > 1443-1509. Tudor, House of. Great Britain > History > Wars of the Roses, 1455-1485 > Biography. Mothers of kings and rulers > England > Biography. Great Britain > History > Lancaster and York, 1399-1485. Great Britain > History > Henry VII, 1485-1509. Nobility > Great Britain > Biography. Mothers of kings and rulers > Great Britain > Biography. Great Britain > History > Lancaster and York, 1399-1485 > Biography.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Prologue
Noble blood
Of singular wisdom
A marvellous thing
At war together in Wales
My good and gracious prince, king and only-beloved son
Lady Stafford
Like a fugitive
A long gown for my lord
Divine prophecy
Heaven protects him who has no burial urn
Grace and favour of the king's highness
A boar with his tusks
The head of that conspiracy
Mother of the king's great rebel and traitor
The priceless crown
My lady the king's mother
Preservation of your most noble and royal estate
Too much for my hand
The right noble puissant and excellent princess
My godly mistress, the Lady Margaret
Right royal and pleasantly beseen
In everything like to the queen
Nos Margareta
A woman most outstanding
Epilogue: The Tudor legacy.