Margaret Beaufort: Survivor, Rebel, Kingmaker
Saturday 15 November 
Castle Hill Baptist Church
2.00pm
Survivor. Rebel. Conspirator. Mother and grandmother of kings.
Margaret Beaufort was one of the most remarkable and influential women of the Middle Ages.
Married at twelve. A mother and widow at thirteen.
Margaret Beaufort survived the Wars of the Roses – and two further marriages – to see her only child, Henry, ascend the throne as the first monarch of the Tudor dynasty.
Join historian Lauren Johnson as she brings Margaret Beaufort vividly to life.
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Tickets £15.00
includes refreshments
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