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DescriptionThe amazing life of Margaret of York, the woman who tried to overthrow the Tudors. Reared in a dangerous and unpredictable world Margaret of York, sister of Richard III, would become the standard bearer of the House of York and 'the menace of the Tudors'. This alluring and resourceful woman was Henry VII's 'diabolical duchess'. Safe across the Channel in modern-day Belgium and supported by the Emperor she sent Lambert Simnel and Perkin Warbeck with thousands of troops to England to avenge the destruction of her brother and of the House of York. Both rebellions shook the new Tudor dynasty to the core. As the duchess and wife of the wealthiest ruler in Western Europe, Margaret was at the centre of a glittering court and became the patron of William Caxton. It was at her command that he printed the first book in English. Her marriage to Charles, the dour, war-mad Duke of Burgundy, had been the talk of Europe. John Paston, who was among the awestruck guests, reported in the famous Paston Letters that there had been nothing like it since King Arthur's court. Reviews'A pioneering biography of the Tudor dynasty's most dangerous enemy' PROFESSOR MICHAEL HICKS, author of RICHARD III; 'A fascinating account of a remarkable woman' THE BIRMINGHAM POST; 'Christine Weightman brings Margaret alive once more' THE YORKSHIRE POST; 'A fine and sympathetic biography - brings us impressively close to one of the most interesting - and important - women of the 15th century' ANN WROE author of PERKIN. Author descriptionChristine Weightman lives in Ascot. Table of contentsPrologue 1 The Marriage of the Century 2 Daughter of York 3 The Duchess of Burgundy 4 1477 5 Madame La Grande 6 'This Diabolicall Duches' 7 Bibliophile and Reformer Epilogue Illustrations, Map and Genealogical Tables Postscript and acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Selected Bibliography Notes Index |