Margaret Beaufort – Matriarch of the Tudors

1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Margaret Beaufort – Matriarch of the Tudors Margaret Beaufort was a leading figure in the tumultuous Wars of the Roses&nbsp;and would go on to become&nbsp;the&nbsp;matriarch&nbsp;of the Tudor Dynasty.&nbsp; Mother&nbsp;to&nbsp;Henry VII and a&nbsp;key player&nbsp;in bringing&nbsp;the Tudors&nbsp;to the throne,&nbsp;was&nbsp;Margaret&nbsp;a manipulative schemer as she has sometimes been portrayed,&nbsp;or&nbsp;instead&nbsp;a&nbsp;resilient survivor of trauma and decades of civil conflict?&nbsp;&nbsp; To&nbsp;better&nbsp;understand Margaret&nbsp;in the context of her time,&nbsp;Curator Charles Farris&nbsp;is joined by historians Dr Joanna&nbsp;Laynesmith and Lauren Johnson, as they explore the power and perception of this 15th century matriarch. Historic Royal Palaces Podcast https://www.hrp.org.uk <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/40078095/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/40078095