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4 days ago · 1443 - Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby, and matriarch of the Tudor dynasty, was born at Bletsoe Castle in Bedfordshire. See video below or click here to read about her life. 1516 – Birth of John Harpsfield, religious writer and Catholic priest.
4 days ago · Henry VI ennobled his half-brothers: Edmund became Earl of Richmond on 15 December 1449 [10] and was married to Lady Margaret Beaufort, the great-granddaughter of John of Gaunt, the progenitor of the house of Lancaster; Jasper became Earl of Pembroke on 23 November 1452. [10]
In 1443, Lady Margret Beaufort was born. At the age of thirteen she was left widowed and gave birth to the future Henry VII. She had a powerful yet controversial role in The Wars of the Roses, using her marital status to elevate her position at court, but was caught in the crossfire of many scandals, the biggest being the Princes in the Tower.
1 day ago · His mother married Henry VII's uncle Jasper Tudor, and his wardship was entrusted to the king's mother, Lady Margaret Beaufort. In 1502, during Henry VII's illness, there was debate as to whether Buckingham or Edmund de la Pole should act as regent for Henry VIII.
5 days ago · On this day in Tudor history, on the night of 30th/31st May 1533, as part of the celebrations for Queen Anne Boleyn’s coronation, which was scheduled for 1st June, eighteen men were created Knights of the Bath.
5 days ago · On this day in Tudor history, Tuesday 30th May, just eleven days after the execution of his second wife, Queen Anne Boleyn, King Henry VIII married for the third time. The wedding took place in the Queen’s Closet at Whitehall, formerly York Place, a property that had been renovated by Henry and Anne Boleyn. The king had been wooing his wife ...
3 days ago · The long wall running north and south, which divided the gardens of Beaufort House from Dovecote Close and Danvers House still exists, more or less completely, midway between Beaufort Street and Danvers Street, and in it is a blocked Tudor doorway.
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