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The Tudors were a royal family that dominated the late medieval era, but how did they go from minor Welsh nobility to monarchs of England? It all started with the mother of Henry VII, Margaret Beaufort. A teen mother and widow by the age of thirteen, Margaret would elevate herself beyond the low expectations of her sex, and ensure her son's place on the throne of England. This video looks at her early years, and the events of the Wars of the Roses that would effect both herself and her baby son...
**SILLY ERROR** Apologies for my mistake in saying Katherine Swynford was John of Gaunt's second wife, when she was in fact his third! I will attempt to edit this out, but a big thank you to the viewer who spotted it! ***
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Margaret Beaufort: Mother of the Tudor Dynasty by Elizabeth Norton - amzn.to/42Nm9VM
Uncrowned Queen: The Fateful Life of Margaret Beaufort, Tudor Matriarch by Nicola Tallis - amzn.to/3pasg8J
The House of Beaufort: The Bastard Line that Captured the Crown by Nathan Amin - amzn.to/3NdRR8L
Red Roses: Blanche of Gaunt to Margaret Beaufort by Amy Licence - amzn.to/3pcxtNu
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