𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞, 𝐃𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐦. Sister of a Queen, Mother of a Duke, York Loyalist, Member of the House of Tudor. Tag: #Chaotic. #WOTR. #HistoryRP. "Everyday is drinking day, when the wheel of fortune is always spinning."

𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐈 𝐓𝐮𝐝𝐨𝐫, 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝. 𝙴𝚗𝚐𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚍'𝚜 𝚖𝚘𝚜𝚝 𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝙿𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚕. ""She was a king's daughter; a king's sister; she was a king's wife. She was a queen, and by the same title a king also." Tag: #Chaotic.

♚ Late Fall 1485 ♚ ♚ London, England ♚ ♚ Coldwater Harbour ♚ ♚ 𝔼𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕪 ℝ𝕠𝕤𝕖 ℍ𝕒𝕤 𝕀𝕥𝕤 𝕋𝕙𝕠𝕣𝕟 ♚ ♕ ── 𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒂𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒉. ── ♕ Parliament repealed Titulus Regius, and every copy was to be destroyed. The dowager queen’s jointure had been +

𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐈 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒓 𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒈. 𝑶𝒇 𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑨𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒏. Tag: #Chaotic. "We, however, place the love of God and His honour above our own and above the acquisition of many regions."

2/8 son, James VI of Scotland and future I of England, died. Out of all the female descendants of Margaret Beaufort, I believe it is this namesake that inherited more if her savvy nature, her wits, and her pragmatism. She wad a great friend of Queen Mary I. Her successor, Queen

More proud great grandma noises.

#InternationalWomensDay He salutes the Tudor matriarch, the woman who gave him life and never stopped believing in him. The indomitable, the steely-eyed, the pious, the great 𝙈𝙮 𝙇𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙜'𝙨 𝙈𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧.

Watching the gardens like a hawk whilst she walks with Fisher.

So handsome.

She will join him in this time of need.

Crosses herself.

"His spirit was distinguished, wise and prudent; his mind was brave and resolute and never, even at moments of the greatest danger, deserted him” - Polydore Vergil on Henry VII, who died on 21 April 1509.

And he helped bring peace, created a stable and solvent monarchy, improved the machinery of government and strengthened England’s standing on the European stage. Admittedly he wasn’t popular, in his own time or since.

Spent all day in the chapel, praying for her son's soul. Such an unnatural thing for a child to pass before their mother. The pain is indescribable, but Margaret needs to make sure the succession is done smoothly. She owes it to her son to see his dynasty secure.

She's eager to listen.

I've got no time for 'Margaret Beaufort killed the Princes' discourse. In an age we are supposed to build up and illuminate female achievement, social media crusaders do their damndest to besmirch the fine reputation of one of England's most accomplished women. For a man.

Nathen Amin ✒️📚 100% this. I have a theory that this is believed because Margaret isn’t depicted as conventionally attractive in her portraits. It’s actually very sad that a woman who seems to have been loved by most people who knew her has had her reputation so tarnished.

Me and Margaret Beaufort ❤️

Not even a life of survival prepared her for the aches and pains of old age.