Uncrowned Queen: The Life of Margaret Beaufort, Mother of the Tudors (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781541617872)

An "impeccably researched and beautifully written" biography of Lady Margaret Beaufort, matriarch of the Tudor dynasty (Tracy Borman, author of The Private Lives of the Tudors and Elizabeth's Women).

In 1485, Henry VII became the first Tudor king of England. His victory owed much to his mother, Lady Margaret Beaufort. Over decades and across countries, Margaret had schemed to install her son on the throne and end the War of the Roses. Margaret's extraordinarily close relationship with Henry, coupled with her role in political and ceremonial affairs, ensured that she was treated -- and behaved -- as a queen in all but name. Against a lavish backdrop of pageantry and ambition, court intrigue and war, historian Nicola Tallis illuminates how a dynamic, brilliant woman orchestrated the rise of the Tudors.

Author: Nicola Tallis
ISBN-10: 1541617878
ISBN-13: 9781541617872
Publisher: Basic Books
Language: English
Published: 07/28/2020
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.40w x 1.50d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2020
Library Journal 06/01/2020 pg. 92
Booklist 06/01/2020 pg. 29
Choice 04/01/2021