Category: Lady Margaret Beaufort
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A Tale of Two Henrys – The Birth of Henry VII and the Death of Henry VIII

| January 28, 2011

A Tale of Two Henrys – The Birth of Henry VII and the Death of Henry VIII

It is interesting that on this day in 1457 Henry VII was born and on this day in 1547 (weird digit thing going on here!) his son, Henry VIII, shuffled off this mortal coil. So, Happy 554th Birthday to one Henry and RIP to the other! The Birth of Henry VII Henry VII was born […]

Lady Margaret Beaufort

| June 29, 2010

Lady Margaret Beaufort

On this day in history, 29th June 1509, the matriarch of the House of Tudor, Lady Margaret Beaufort, died at the age of 66, a great age for a Tudor. Margaret died just four days after enjoying the coronation celebrations of her grandson, Henry VIII, and Henry Parker, Lord Morley, who acted as her cupbearer […]

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