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Margaret of Anjou, Queen of England 1445-1471. Assumed military power during King Henry VI's lifetime to oppose the Yorkist claim.
- Henry VI
In 1453 Henry ennobled his Tudor half brothers, Edmund and...
- Duke of York
However, he could not command sufficient support from other...
- Henry VI
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Aug 21, 2024 · Margaret of Anjou (born March 23, 1430, probably Pont-à-Mousson, Lorraine, Fr.—died Aug. 25, 1482, near Saumur) was the queen consort of England’s King Henry VI and a leader of the Lancastrians in the Wars of the Roses (1455–85) between the houses of York and Lancaster.
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Mar 31, 2024 · As part of Women's History Month, resident medievalist Lorna Webb looked at the life and times of the two most important women of the Wars of the Roses – who both happen to be called Margaret – Margaret of Anjou and Margaret Beaufort.
Margaret was one of the principal figures in the series of dynastic civil wars known as the Wars of the Roses and at times personally led the Lancastrian faction.
Sep 1, 2021 · MARGARET of Anjou (1430–1482), queen consort of Henry VI, was born on 23 March 1430 (Lecoy de la Marche, Le Roi René, i. 434). The place of her birth is not quite clear. It was probably Pont-à-Mousson or Nancy (Lallement, Marguerite d'Anjou-Lorraine, pp. 26-7).
Following on from Stormbird, Margaret of Anjou is the second epic installment in master storyteller Conn Iggulden’s new Wars of the Roses series. Fans of Game of Thrones and The Tudors will be gripped from the word “go.”
Jul 23, 2019 · Margaret of Anjou (March 23, 1429–August 25, 1482) was the queen consort of Henry VI of England and a leader of the Lancastrian side in the Wars of the Roses (1455–1485), a series of battles for the English throne between the houses of York and Lancaster, both of which descended from Edward III.
