The Wars of the Roses: The Uncrowned Queen

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🗓️ 11 June 2022

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Matt Lewis concludes his series on the Wars of the Roses with a look at a figure who is often divisive and misunderstood, despised or loved, but who might even be labelled as a winner, maybe the winner of the Wars of the Roses. Margaret Beaufort was the mother of Henry Tudor and the matriarch of England’s most famous dynasty. But the story of her early life gives no hint of what would follow.

To discuss Margaret Beaufort, Matt is joined by Nicola Tallis whose biography Uncrowned Queen is a must-read for anyone interested in this period or in understanding the Tudors.

The Senior Producer on this episode was Elena Guthrie. The Producer was Rob Weinberg. It was edited and mixed by Seyi Adaobi.

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0:49.8	Welcome to this episode of Gone Medieval. I'm Matt Lewis. For the final part of our
0:54.3	Wars of the Roses special, we're going to take a look at someone who is often divisive.
0:59.2	I think misunderstood, either loved or despised, but who is also incredibly impressive.
1:05.6	A person who we might even label as a winner, maybe the winner of the Wars of the Roses.
1:11.3	Margaret Beaufort is the mother of Henry Tudor and the matriarch of England's most famous dynasty.
1:17.1	But the story of her early life gives no hint of what would follow. I'm delighted to be joined
1:21.6	today by Nicola Talis, whose biography of Margaret Uncrowned Queen is a must-read for anyone
1:27.2	interested in this period or in understanding the Tudors. Although why you'd want to understand
1:31.6	the Tudors is beyond me to be honest. Thank you so much for joining us, Nicola.
1:35.2	Hi, Matt. It's lovely to be here with you today. Thank you for having me.
1:39.2	It's an absolute pleasure. I'm going to do my best not to say anything horrible about Margaret Beaufort.
1:44.0	I always tend to describe her as someone who I struggled to like because I'm a
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