Block, SkipCaptcha, apieditor, Automoderated users, Bots, edit, ratelimit-exempt
58,183
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 1:
Line 1: − + Line 20:
Line 20: − +
→top: Spelling, grammar, and general cleanup, typos fixed: pair’s → pair's (3)
The '''Beauforts''' were the four offspring of [[John of Gaunt]] and his mistress (later his wife) [[Catherine Swynford]]. They were legitimised after the pair’s marriage by an Act of Parliament in 1397. They became a powerful and politically active noble line and were constant supporters of the [[Lancastrian]] cause. The more notable of the line are as follows:
The '''Beauforts''' were the four offspring of [[John of Gaunt]] and his mistress (later his wife) [[Catherine Swynford]]. They were legitimised after the pair's marriage by an Act of Parliament in 1397. They became a powerful and politically active noble line and were constant supporters of the [[Lancastrian]] cause. The more notable of the line are as follows:
*'''Lady Margaret Beaufort''' (1443-1509) daughter of John, 1st duke of Somerset (not mentioned here) was married to Edmund Tudor, the 15th earl of [[Richmond]] in 1455, and bore him a son, the future [[Henry VII]], as a twelve-year-old. Edmund died before Henry was born. Parted from Henry when he was forced into exile after the [[Lancastrian]] defeat at [[Tewkesbury]] in 1471 until his triumph at [[Bosworth Field]] in 1485, she agitated on his behalf, was involved in actions against [[Richard III]] and was the main proposer of Henry’s union with Margaret of York when he became the likely replacement for Richard. After his accession she retired from public life. A pious and intelligent woman, she founded St. Johns and Christ’s colleges at [[Oxford University]].
*'''Lady Margaret Beaufort''' (1443-1509) daughter of John, 1st duke of Somerset (not mentioned here) was married to Edmund Tudor, the 15th earl of [[Richmond]] in 1455, and bore him a son, the future [[Henry VII]], as a twelve-year-old. Edmund died before Henry was born. Parted from Henry when he was forced into exile after the [[Lancastrian]] defeat at [[Tewkesbury]] in 1471 until his triumph at [[Bosworth Field]] in 1485, she agitated on his behalf, was involved in actions against [[Richard III]] and was the main proposer of Henry's union with Margaret of York when he became the likely replacement for Richard. After his accession she retired from public life. A pious and intelligent woman, she founded St. Johns and Christ's colleges at [[Oxford University]].
Reference:
Reference: