Lady Margaret Beaufort’s life reads like a tale too dramatic to be true: child bride, teenage mother, political survivor, and the force behind England’s most transformative dynasty. Her journey winds through plague, war, power struggles, and impossible odds, all before she turned 15. Yet, she forged a path that would crown her son Henry VII as king of England and begin the Tudor age.
Click on to discover the extraordinary story behind one of history’s most remarkable women.