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The King's Mother: Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby
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Michael K. Jones and Malcolm G. Underwood's 'The King's Mother' provides a comprehensive biography of Lady Margaret Beaufort, exploring her role in the foundation of the Tudor dynasty.
The book details her life from heiress and child-bride through widowhood, political manoeuvring, patronage, and influence at court.
It places Margaret within the political and religious currents of late fifteenth-century England, assessing her agency and networks.
Drawing on administrative records and contemporary sources, the authors reconstruct her household, piety, and patronage activities.
The volume is widely cited as a major modern study of Margaret Beaufort's life and impact.
The book details her life from heiress and child-bride through widowhood, political manoeuvring, patronage, and influence at court.
It places Margaret within the political and religious currents of late fifteenth-century England, assessing her agency and networks.
Drawing on administrative records and contemporary sources, the authors reconstruct her household, piety, and patronage activities.
The volume is widely cited as a major modern study of Margaret Beaufort's life and impact.
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