David Grummitt
Historian and Staff Tutor in History at the Open University, specialising in the Wars of the Roses and military-political history, supplying broader political and military context in the episode.
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Apr 2, 2026 • 54min
Margaret Beaufort
David Grummitt, historian of the Wars of the Roses; Catherine Lewis, medieval household and piety specialist; Joanna Laynesmith, Tudor-era historian. They trace Margaret Beaufort's rise from child bride and young mother to political survivor. Short scenes cover her marriages, protecting Henry through exile and civil war, her role at Bosworth, court influence as king's mother, patronage, piety and cultural legacy.
