Uncrowned Queen: The Life of Margaret Beaufort, Mother of the Tudors
Nicola Tallis
(Author)
21,000+ Reviews
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Description
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.
Product Details
Price
$32.00
$29.76
Publisher
Basic Books
Publish Date
July 28, 2020
Pages
416
Dimensions
6.4 X 9.3 X 1.5 inches | 1.4 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781541617872
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About the Author
Nicola Tallis received her doctorate in history from the University of Winchester. The author of several books, she has previously lectured at the University of Winchester and worked with Historic Royal Palaces and the National Trust. She lives just outside Bath, UK.
Reviews
"Impeccably researched and beautifully written, Nicola Tallis's latest biography is her best yet. She dispels the many myths surrounding Lady Margaret Beaufort and in their place creates an altogether more compelling portrayal of a woman of extraordinary courage, vision and passion. A must read."--Tracy Borman, author of The Private Lives of the Tudors and Elizabeth's Women
"A sensitive, well-rounded and moving portrayal of the woman who founded the Tudor dynasty."
--Michael Jones, author of The King's Mother
"Stunning-informed, assured, and compulsively readable. Nicola Tallis gives us not only the story of how the Tudor dynasty began, but a sympathetic and convincing portrait of the flesh-and-blood woman who was its founding mother."--Sarah Gristwood, author of Game of Queens and Blood Sisters
"Tallis is a zealous destroyer of myth... [She] deploys an extraordinary eye for detail in telling this story... Through this superb revisionist biography, Margaret Beaufort emerges as a fascinating and often surprisingly sympathetic matriarch."--The Times of London
"A fresh biography of the woman who ushered in the Tudor dynasty... For fans of British royal history, Tallis is a reliable guide, and the timeline and dramatis personae are highly useful. A deeply researched work that allows this historic personage to live and breathe."--Kirkus Reviews
"A sensitive, well-rounded and moving portrayal of the woman who founded the Tudor dynasty."
--Michael Jones, author of The King's Mother
"Stunning-informed, assured, and compulsively readable. Nicola Tallis gives us not only the story of how the Tudor dynasty began, but a sympathetic and convincing portrait of the flesh-and-blood woman who was its founding mother."--Sarah Gristwood, author of Game of Queens and Blood Sisters
"Tallis is a zealous destroyer of myth... [She] deploys an extraordinary eye for detail in telling this story... Through this superb revisionist biography, Margaret Beaufort emerges as a fascinating and often surprisingly sympathetic matriarch."--The Times of London
"A fresh biography of the woman who ushered in the Tudor dynasty... For fans of British royal history, Tallis is a reliable guide, and the timeline and dramatis personae are highly useful. A deeply researched work that allows this historic personage to live and breathe."--Kirkus Reviews
