Margaret beaufort

As I have been working my way through the Tudor era I have been doing further research on the puzzling white band that appears in many early Tudor portraits. The result is this rather long post. I …

With the ‘White Princess’ currently broadcasting in America it’s important to take a more balanced look at the relationship between the so called ‘Red Queen’...

Basics about Margaret Beaufort, mother and supporter of Henry VII of England, the first Tudor king. Includes a chronology of key events in her life.

Uncover the amazing history of the lost Tudor Palace of Collyweston, once owned by Margaret Beaufort, the matriarch of the Tudor age.

A portrait of Lady Margaret Beaufort from the Master’s Lodge in Saint John’s College, Cambridge Patrick Comerford I spent two working days in Woking this week, taking part in the annual residential meeting of the the trustees of the Anglican mission agency USPG (United Society Partners in the Gospel). Despite my plans, I never managed to get to see the ruins of Woking Palace, the residence of many royal favourites until it fell into ruins in the mid-17th century. But perhaps its most…

Catherine finds her fate more uncertain as she's exiled from the palace, and political intrigue rises as Henry mourns his wife.

(c) St John's College, University of Cambridge; Supplied by The Public Catalogue Foundation

Portrait of Margaret Beaufort (1443-1509) English School Later 16th Century Oil in panel 21 2/3 x 17 inches; 55 x 43 cm Phillip Mould: "This portrait would probably have been commissioned as part of a set of corridor portraits in the later sixteenth century during the reign of Elizabeth I. Such sets were designed to emphasise a family’s loyalty to the Tudor regime, and would invariably have included images of Henry VII and Henry VIII, though perhaps not the Catholic Queen Mary. In this…

Michelle Fairley as Margaret Beaufort in The White Princess

Margaret Beaufort – Fanatic or Pious Mother For many years Margaret Beaufort was almost forgotten by history, overshadowed by her larger-than-life descendants. In recent years, she has…