I was so excited by the Cambridge find! Having spent the 4 years of my undergrad there, it was never lost on me how unbelievably cool it was that the medieval university buildings seemed to have an inexhaustible supply of secrets to give up!
Yes, we can blame one novelist especially, whose name I won't mention out of courtesy. I'm a Ricardian, but still have a ton of respect and admiration for Margaret. She was a truly amazing woman. To have achieved so much in an age where women were usually relegated to the kitchen (so to speak), is a real accomplishment. I read Nicola's book and learned a ton. The recent archaeological finds are truly wonderful!
Thank you for sharing these beautiful articles on Lady Margaret Beaufort. Had a great talk on the work at Collyweston just before Christmas. I read Nicola Tallis a while ago but it really does open up new insights into Margaret as a very generous woman.
I admired Margaret long before I became a Ricardian officially in 2014 and I still admire her. I hate using malignment to get back at someone who died 500 yrs ago and was maligned themselves. It solves nothing, it means nothing, it adds nothing to the debate, popular or otherwise.
For one thing Margaret at 14 practically negotiated her own marriage to a protector. She founded 2 colleges. OK she had a beef with Richard but she wanted her son home. For 14 years he was in exile. Margaret hoped Richard would honour the draft pardon Edward iv prepared. Richard may have said no, we don't really know what was said in the meeting before his coronation. Margaret may have then resolved to back Henry for the crown, but this was the first time it was reasonable to do so. She didn't do so prior to 1483 and it wasn't even realistic. She was very courageous, intelligent, shrewd and lucky Richard spared her. But she was also a mother and a woman and she influenced the upbringing of her grandchildren, especially her namesake, Margaret. A lot to praise this great lady for and Philippa Gregory did her a disservice.
You really know your stuff! I agree with everything! We should be able to respect different opinions and still want to learn from them. I agree - how realistic could it have been to even consider her son for king?
Very interesting article. I seem to have the ability to read about different factions of that tumultuous time and listen to various points of view without breaking into indignant sweats! My must read pile has now multiplied!
Amazing! Thank you for sharing! There always seems to be delicious history hiding behind your walls in England.
I was so excited by the Cambridge find! Having spent the 4 years of my undergrad there, it was never lost on me how unbelievably cool it was that the medieval university buildings seemed to have an inexhaustible supply of secrets to give up!
Yes, we can blame one novelist especially, whose name I won't mention out of courtesy. I'm a Ricardian, but still have a ton of respect and admiration for Margaret. She was a truly amazing woman. To have achieved so much in an age where women were usually relegated to the kitchen (so to speak), is a real accomplishment. I read Nicola's book and learned a ton. The recent archaeological finds are truly wonderful!
Thank you for sharing these beautiful articles on Lady Margaret Beaufort. Had a great talk on the work at Collyweston just before Christmas. I read Nicola Tallis a while ago but it really does open up new insights into Margaret as a very generous woman.
I admired Margaret long before I became a Ricardian officially in 2014 and I still admire her. I hate using malignment to get back at someone who died 500 yrs ago and was maligned themselves. It solves nothing, it means nothing, it adds nothing to the debate, popular or otherwise.
For one thing Margaret at 14 practically negotiated her own marriage to a protector. She founded 2 colleges. OK she had a beef with Richard but she wanted her son home. For 14 years he was in exile. Margaret hoped Richard would honour the draft pardon Edward iv prepared. Richard may have said no, we don't really know what was said in the meeting before his coronation. Margaret may have then resolved to back Henry for the crown, but this was the first time it was reasonable to do so. She didn't do so prior to 1483 and it wasn't even realistic. She was very courageous, intelligent, shrewd and lucky Richard spared her. But she was also a mother and a woman and she influenced the upbringing of her grandchildren, especially her namesake, Margaret. A lot to praise this great lady for and Philippa Gregory did her a disservice.
You really know your stuff! I agree with everything! We should be able to respect different opinions and still want to learn from them. I agree - how realistic could it have been to even consider her son for king?
Thank you. ❤️
Very interesting article. I seem to have the ability to read about different factions of that tumultuous time and listen to various points of view without breaking into indignant sweats! My must read pile has now multiplied!
Very interesting! And exciting!
Interesting thank you
Oh, Nathan, I love your unplanned rants!