The Great Tudor Plot To Seize The Crown | War Of The Roses | Real Royalty

Almost 600 years ago England was torn apart by a series of bloody battles for the throne in just 30 years the

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changed hands seven times tens of thousands were massacred it was one of the most turbulent and violent periods in British history known as the Wars de las Rosas, this is Bosworth Field, this is where it all ends with the most famous battle of this entire violent era. Henry Tudor, a minor nobleman and ranking outsider, defeats the infamous Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth and becomes Henry, the Seventh, the first Tudor. came, but how on earth does Henry Tudor, a

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nobody, come out of nowhere to defeat the King of England?

Well, I think his victory is engineered by one person, not a duke or a baron, but a woman who he manipulates and plays politics with until he gets to the heart of a

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revolution that will change the course of English history. Her name is Margaret Beaufort. Margaret Beaufort's story spans the entire War of the Roses. She works in the shadows during three decades of turmoil to protect her only son. Incredibly in a time of warring kings, she is this woman who puts an end to the conflict when she places her son Henry Tudor. on the throne of England as England descends into bloody chaos in a windswept castle in Wales a thirteen-year-old girl is in labor even by medieval standards Margaret Beaufort is obscenely young to be pregnant the birth is so traumatic she will never have another son all her hopes are linked to this baby whom she would baptize as Henry Henry Tudor this thirteen year old girl and her son will change the face of England from the beginning beginning Margaret and her son are in a fight for survival as if being a mother to 13 years would not be enough Margaret is also a widow, her husband little Henry's father was an obscure nobleman Edmund Tudor who died of the plague three months ago in the medieval world power and control is exercised by men without husbands.

Margaret is practically helpless now that her only protector is her Edmonds brother, Jasper Tudor. He can get in, but Jasper's power to protect her is limited. Margaret's late husband, Edmund Tudor, and her brother Jasper Tudor, are half-brothers to the Unfortunately, King Henry is the wrong half. Edmund and Jasper share the same mother as the incompetent Henry VI, but their father was not king, he was the dowager queen's handsome Welsh equerry, Owen Tudor, basically a nobody because his connection to

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is through his mother. . dark is basically useless, everything the Tudor boys have is due to the grace and favor of their half-brother Henry VI, as long as little Henry's uncle is on the throne and looks kindly on them.

Margaret and her son are relatively safe, but Henry VI. He is a useless king, his rule is under a city if the king leaves. Margaret and baby Henry could lose everything as a medieval widow. Margaret knows what she must do to protect herself and her baby soul, find a new husband, but that decision comes at a high price. Disco According to medieval law if she remarries, Margaret must give her son to her closest male relative. He can't take him with her, but Margaret is smart and, at 13, already a ruthless pragmatist. She knows that her baby will be safe in Pembroke, cared for by the person she trusts.

Uncle Jasper, just two months after Henry was born, Edmund is barely chilling on the floor. Margaret leaves here with Jasper to find a new husband, which is quite extraordinary, she's practically a child, she just went through a traumatic birth and is going through a plague and a political situation. In unstable lands, furthermore, as a medieval woman, the job of finding her a husband would normally fall to her guardian, so this is someone who wants to control her own destiny and what she really wants is the power and influence to protect herself. herself and her son. had the perfect couple in mind on January 14, 1958, after the minimum period of mourning, Margaret marries her second husband, Henry Stafford, they seem an unlikely couple, she is just a teenager, he is about 30 years old, but in In reality, Margaret has designed an incredibly intelligent couple as a man from an important noble family Stafford has power but as a second son he has almost no money Margaret is the only heir to the Beaufort fortune that he has carried but as a woman he is impotent together they have the ingredients essential to prosper in the medieval world money and power this makes for a marriage of mutual respect and even affection, this is a big change for Margaret, her estates are flourishing, she has a successful marriage and her son is safe, but then, just three Years after her marriage, her comfortable life turns upside down, everything goes wrong for Margaret. a frozen battlefield in Yorkshire Henry the six armies are annihilated now there is a new young and charismatic king Edward Margaret's fourth family is on the losing side a husband Stafford fought Edward in battle is lucky to escape alive and things worsen for Margaret Pembroke's castle, where her son lives with his uncle, Jasper is captured by Edwards's men.

Jasper escapes, but Margaret's young son Henry, only five years old, stays behind. I got you, boy. Margaret's son, Henry Tudor, is in the hands of one of the new king's men. A noble boy, he is at least being honorably educated and safe from harm, but separated from his family he is effectively a prisoner and, worst of all, the new king strips little Henry of all his lands. What you have to understand is that in the Middle Ages the land means security, it gives you power, it makes you important, ultimately it protects you without the land from it.

Henry's position is increasingly unstable and Margaret knows it, so now Margaret has a new mission: recover the lands of her young son. To do this, she must turn her enemies into allies. and ingratiate himself with the new King Edward IV. This was easy for Margarita. She was allied emotionally and physically with Henry VI. After all, her son is her nephew. Now, to protect her son, she has to get close to Enrique's mortal enemy. Her husband Stafford swears loyalty to the new king and finally gets them both a pardon, after five years of unconditional talk. Margaret convinces Edward IV to return property she had taken from her Beaufort family.

This is what remains of Woking Palace. The place that we know was very dear to Margaret's heart is now just a few brick walls, but in its time it was a huge, sprawling manor house, now the fact that Margaret was allowed all this splendor and wealth in an age where land equals power it is a sign that she had finally persuaded King Edward IV that he could trust her two years later, always ready to promote his interests. Margaret and her husband Stafford invite Edward to Woking for a hunting party. Now 25 Margaret dresses for the king in her finest velvets. and command the best hospitality my lady margaret your grace we are honored by your presence you are truly the most powerful of hunters the lands are more abundant for hunting there really is so much game here perhaps I should regret returning this property to your care.

I don't think it could be in more loyal hands. Margaret must feel pretty confident that restoration of her young son's lands can't be far away, but just nine months later everything turns upside down. Edward IV quarreled with the most powerful of him. ally the earl of warwick his move cousin jahmai simply removes the clubs he comes through the door this warwick stages a coup d'état the king is forced to flee from warwick's men to save his life 3 october 1470 warwick frees Henry Six of the Tower God found the king and incredibly returns him to the throne this is an incredible opportunity for Margaret she takes it with both hands with her son's uncle back in power this is Margaret's opportunity to take back the lands of her children so without missing a beat she heads straight to London and comes here to the Palace of Westminster to sort things out with the king himself, but after flirting with Edward IV, the guy who threw Henry off the throne, this is a risky move, my lady Margarita, my lord and true king, gladdens my heart.

I see you restored to your rightful place after so long, but Margaret has an ace up her sleeve. My son, after nine years, reunited with Henry now that he is 14 years old. He brought him to meet his uncle and there is a lot riding on his Port Henry Tudor debut. to you, Captain Closer, out of nowhere, Henry the Sixth makes an astonishing prediction about his young half-nephew, he will one day take the helm of the state, he is destined to have everything at his fingertips, he seems to be suggesting that Henry will one day succeed him.

As king, it's a pretty surprising thing for Margaret to hear that, but he should at least encourage her to know that she's on her way to reclaiming her son's lands, and after all, that's all she really cares about, but only six months later. , Margaret's world is turned upside down. Once again, Margaret is here in Woking when she receives this letter from her husband Henry Stafford. Now the original tour is at John's College, Cambridge and is a simple piece of paper barely legible, but when we enlarge it to this size you can see that it has been written in There's a Hurry in Stafford's own hand and it says: "Lego my soul to Our Lady Saint Mary and to all the holy company of heaven and my body will be buried where it pleases God best for me to die, so this is something that Stafford did very hastily." Will and the fact that he is sending it here to Margaret is incredibly touching because she is sending him a message, she is telling him that she is going into battle and that she may never come home.

Edward IV has returned to reclaim the throne from Henry VI Stafford. He swore loyalty to Edward to protect his family now he has to keep that promise. This is a nightmare for Margaret. She is caught between her loyalty to Henry and her husband's promise to Edward on April 14, 1471. Stafford goes to battle alongside Edward at Barnet. To crush the man who returned Henry VI to the throne, the Earl of Warwick Margaret can't go to the battlefield herself, but she can't sit back and wait for news either, she sends a horseman from Woking to find out what's happening to him.

Her husband, when Margaret's rider returns, brings grave news. Edward IV has returned and this time he is not in a conciliatory mood. He begins a purge of the former king's allies. He sure is done. He has two of Margaret's closest relatives executed. This is incredibly traumatic. For Margaret, if Edward IV is exterminating the old king's relatives, then he must realize that his son Henry, the sixth nephew, will be next on the list, so forget about fighting for your lands, forget about politics, Now she is just a mother fighting for her son's life. Her young son Henry is with her uncle Jasper at Pembroke Castle.

Margaret sends one of her loyal servants to save her life. She sees my son right now. She sends a very simple message. What should I tell him? My lady, run, run for your life. fourteen years. -Old Henry Tudor flees England, has he left safely? He is exiled in Brittany. Henry is safe but Margaret has no idea if she will ever see her son again. It is a disastrous year for Margaret. Not only does she lose her son, but she loses her husband in October. Stafford. He dies from his battle wounds at the age of 28. Margaret is widowed for the second time.

She is alone and vulnerable. She has already lived through three regime changes and two husbands. Every time the world blinks around her changes, her mission has not saved her. his son save himself while his son is safe in exile now he needs to survive - he does what he always does takes a deep breath and makes the pragmatic call facing the same problem he has a 13 year old widow needs security needs protection in the Middle Ages England that means only one thing a husband June 14, 72 Lord Thomas Stanley of Margaret Mary, little do they know that their marriage will change history unlike a previous husband.

Stanley is filthy rich, but that's not really what Margaret is interested in, she has enough wealth of her own. what she wants is Stanley's influence because Stanley is the butler of Edward IV's household so practically every day of his life he is in the same room as the king and that means Margaret now has a direct direct line with Eduardo Cuarto. It's an amazing political move. makes Margaret a royal member of King Edward's court and his wife, Queen Elizabeth Woodville, a future ally for 11 years England enjoys a period of unparalleled stability under Edward's reign Margaret takes every opportunity to ingratiate herself with Edward .

I met Her Excellency ten years after her marriage. Stanley Margaret, now 40 years old, finally manages to get what she wants for her son. We wish it to be known that Henry Tudor, called the Earl of Richmond, will receive a land settlement from his mother, the Countess of Richmond, worth six hundred marks, an official agreement with the king himself for his son to recover his lands and return to port to be in the grace and favor of his majesty. Margaret must be elated after 20 years that her charm offensive has paid off. This is the ticketHenry's return, but life in the Wars of the Roses. turns in an instant the wax is barely dry on the seal of the agreement before disaster strikes Edward the fourth dies Margaret returns to the starting point three months later England has a new king Edward the fourth youngest ally the sixth 1483 rich the third is

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ed king of England here at Westminster Abbey is Neumann's, one of the most shocking and controversial political hoaxes imaginable.

Richard took the crown from his nephew Edward, the twelve-year-old fourth son, and imprisoned him and his brother in the Tower of London. He takes Lord Stanley and his wife Margaret Beaufort to the coronation. She drives the Queen's new train. He carries the King's mace because Richard needs to shore up his dubious claim to the throne. So what does Margaret think of Richard? In the sense that she could see his rise. Coming to power just has another period of political chaos to deal with safely. negotiated, but I think she will see this quite differently. Margaret knows the young prince from her time at court, she certainly knows his mother Elizabeth Woodville and Margaret is a woman with a highly developed instinct to protect her own son, so I think she will see Richard as her most dangerous opponent yet. , in September 1483, almost everyone believes that Richard has had his nephews, the princes of the tower, murdered, this changes everything for Margaret.

Richard is a child-killing tyrant who could turn on anyone. There's no deal Margaret can make. He is the one who will protect his son now that Margaret cannot resort to simple politics. She is forced to think more radically. She could flee and live in exile with her son. She could stay, keep her head down, and never see her son again. she goes out of her way and comes up with an absolutely stunning idea. Richard must go and she has the perfect replacement: her son Henry Tudor. He sounds crazy, but there are really no alternatives. Almost everyone else in the royal lineage has died or been murdered.

Margaret. begins to sniff out potential allies Richard has made so many enemies that he has many options to choose from. Margaret's decision is one of the pivotal moments in English history, but what she is planning would be extraordinary for anyone, much less a medieval woman. She is going to wear the crown of England. This is crazy or it would be for anyone except Margaret Her biggest problem is that her exiled children are desperately weak They claim the throne All of her royal connections come through women They are almost useless Margaret's plan is quite brilliant because it depends on the one person who Richard hates more than anyone Elizabeth Woodville Edward the fourth widow Elizabeth's father and brother have been executed and her two young sons have disappeared presumably murdered at the hands of Richard now Elizabeth is trapped here in Westminster Abbey in the sanctuary with her five daughters, but Richard has the Abbey surrounded by soldiers, luckily Margaret and the old queen share a doctor, Lewis Kelly, who can freely pass by praying to the good doctor, you're welcome.

Kalyan makes Margarita's proposal to Isabel. Margarita wants to connect her son with the royal family. Her idea is to marry Henry Tudor to Elizabeth. daughter of Edward IV Elizabeth of York unites the English nobility and makes her children kings, the former queen accepts and the deal sets in motion a sequence of events that will end in blood, the only question is who will arrive at the end of September 14 83 Margaret sends a large sum of money to Henry in France to finance an invasion, wait a month Henry sails with seven ships and 515 men, but Margaret's grand plan goes disastrously wrong, a storm breaks in the channel and the fleet of Henry scatters and they end up far away. the Devon coast, where Richard's men are waiting.

Henry was forced to flee to France with his tail between his legs. Margaret's rebellion has been a disaster and worse. Richard now knows exactly who her enemies are. Margaret Beaufort and a son of Henry Tudor. Richard orders Stanley to isolate. His wife removes all her servants and prevents him from communicating with her son. Margaret has committed high treason. Richard the Third has murdered his enemies for less, but he needs powerful men like Margaret's husband on his side. In the end, what saves her is her clever marriage to Stanley. Margaret can truly consider herself lucky to have been married to anyone else.

She would be in even bigger trouble, but inside she must be boiling because she has lost her land and her status is reduced to that of a mere wife; It's not really her style, so more than ever. before she is determined that richard has to go and margaret is not the only one who thinks that way richard has also stripped his rebel allies of their lands and titles now in exile they have nothing to lose and there is no turning back as long as he is on the throne after the failure of the rebellion, most of the nobles involved fled straight into the arms of Henry Tudor.

Now that he has effectively established an alternative royal court in France with him at the centre, the failed rebellion certainly hasn't shaken Henry's confidence as evidence here in the British Library reveals that this is a 17th century copy of a letter originally sent by Henry Tudor to his followers in England and his passionate call to arms in what he describes as my just contest against the unnatural tyrant Richard, but what is really interesting is the way he signed himself, it is an H and an R and the H is obviously his name, but R means Rex.

He calls himself Henry the King. Margarita's work in preparing her son to be King has clearly paid off. He's prepared. All she has to do now is pull the trigger. she sends a message to Henry to land in Wales, he will have money and men waiting for him on August 7, 1485. The loyal servant Christopher Eric is sent to Margaret by her son, but he does not come from France, he comes from the port. from Milford Haven in Wales Henry's back with an army to avoid Richards' men in South Wales Henry marches north and then east crosses into England by the River Seven here in Shrewsbury when he reaches the gates of the town Margaret sent Swift back in mid-August Rick arrives at Henry with a large amount of money from his mother to pay his soldiers.

This is open defiance of Richard's orders. Stanley is supposed to keep his wife under house arrest. Instead, she has been doing absolutely everything she has been prohibited from using to communicate with her servants. her son leads the insurrection her status as Margarita's husband will not save her from Ricardo a second time. She knows that she will soon be the mother of the King of England or they will both die on August 22, 1485. Henry and Richard finally arrive. face to face here at Bosworth Field Henry has an army of around 5,000 men, Richard has not outnumbered him Lee outnumbered with up to 15,000 soldiers guarding the battlefield is Lord Stanley with his brother William and 3,000 men biding their time No one knows which way they will sign, although Margaret is the architect of the entire rebellion, when she receives news from the battlefield, her fate is already sealed.

The battle began early. Henry took the initiative and his troops marched down this road at first light, leaving Richard's men fighting in order of battle the fight is fierce both Richard and Henry are in the center of the battle, then in the thick of it After the battle, Richard sees Henry a stone's throw away, almost unprotected, he knows that if he kills him, he is one up in the promotion, the Stanleys are still sitting on their hands when Richard

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s his moment and charges at Henry Tudor, in the Next minute the future king of England will be decided and there is a delicious irony in what happens next, although Margaret was absent from the field, the battle depended on her actions because she turned back. her husband Stanley to Henry's cause because Stanley's intervention decided the outcome Richard is just seconds away from Henry when the Stanleys finally make their move Stanley's men ran from there Richard was charging towards Henry saw drawn when Stan's men Lee entered the Millay Richard was felled the end was swift and brutal Henry Tudor 28 a minor noble and an outsider of absolute rank in the royal line has taken the throne Margaret Beaufort has triumphed Richard's crown is taken from the battlefield and placed on the head of the new king by Margaret's husband Stanley himself, long live the king Margaret Beaufort, his mother of the king of England, is still only 42 years old.

Margaret protected herself and her son during one of the bloodiest periods in our country's history and not only survived Henry and was here in Westminster Abbey. At the coronation of her grandson Henry VIII, she died a few days later and this splendid tomb is a monument to a thirteen-year-old single mother who founded Britain's most famous dynasty. Now she is quite a woman.