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Margaret Beaufort – Matriarch of the Tudors
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- Feb 12, 2026
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- 3820
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Summary
Margaret Beaufort was a leading figure in the tumultuous Wars of the Roses and would go on to be come the matriarch of the Tudor Dynasty. Mother to Henry VII and a key player in bringing the Tudors to the throne , wa s Margaret a manipulative schemer as she has sometimes been portrayed, or instead a resilient survivor of trauma and decades of civil conflict ? To better understand Margaret in the context of her time, Curator Charles Farris is joined by historians Dr Joanna Laynesmith and Lauren Johnson, as they explore the power and perception of this 15th century matriarch.