Welcome to the History Tricks, where any resemblance to a boring old history lesson is purely coincidental.

The following show is a rebroadcast of an episode that we released in March of 2012.

It's particularly timely to be listened now, as in a few weeks, a mini series called The White Queen will be airing in the United States.

It's about Elizabeth Woodville and featuring Margaret Beaufort.

And we profiled both of these ladies in episode 21 called Tudor Grandmothers.

So look for the series called The White Queen on the Stars Network on August 10th.

Or if you're in the UK, you can already go to BBC.co slash UK to view clips.

Actually watch full episodes like you dox.

So get the real story here before the glamorous story begins.

And now on with the show.

And here is your 30-second summary.

Born on the chessboard of the Wars of the Roses, the Red Queen and the White Queen were locked in battle their entire lives.

It's in a brief moment when they've worked together to change the course of history.

See you.

Welcome to the show.

Hi, we are talking about the Tudors, we're continuing our Tudor series.

And this week we're discussing two women who back it refers to as the Tudor Grandmothers.

It's a Margaret Beaufort and Elizabeth Woodville.

They were the grandmothers of Henry the A.

One was of the House of Lancaster, the other of the House of York.

So they were enemies, churned allies, churned enemies, never friends.

Not a friend.

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