The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-02-17
she could appear in Chat character.

treasury-cPDsed chiefly by the dis
astrous wars with France and the unset
tied state of the country-added to
King Henry's difficulties in raising the
necessary funds to meet the expenses
upon his marriage. "He was CON-
PEELED to pawn nearly all his private
Jewels and household plate, many of the
jewels being pledged to his great uncle,
the rich Cardinal Beaufort.
On the 22d of April, 1445, the royal
nuptials were celebrated at Tichfeld
Abbey, with great splendor. and on the
23th of May following Margaret was
crowned ut Westminster, when "a
tournament was held which lasted three
days, the lists occupying the entire space
between the Palace Yard and the Sanct-
uary."
Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester. find
ing his opposition to Henry's marriage
with Margaret had been useless, was
one of the first to treat the young
Queen with marked courtesy and friend
Illness. Unfortunately, Margaret was
too inexperienced, and too much of a
spoiled beauty, to readily overlook his
previous sighting behavior. Her i'm
petuous temperament never allowed her
to acquire that command over her likes
and dislikes which discretion impera-
lively calls for; less clever or less
spirited woman would have had the tact
to try and conciliste her enemies Mar
garet never succeeded in doing this, and
her want of Judgment in this respect
greatly added 20 the bitterness of the
struggles she had afterward to endure.
If Cardinal Beaufort had not been so
intent on gaining his own ends he might
have striven, with some good effect, to
mitigate Margarets dislike for Glouces-
ter, who was heir presumptive to the
throne. The Cardinals influence over
the young Queen was considerable, and
it is much to be regretted that he did
not use it for her benefit.
Two years passed, and Margaret gave
no sign of becoming a mother. During
this time Gloucester's political oppo-
nents, Beaufort, Somerset and Suffolk,
who was at the head of the Ministry,
left no stone unturned to effect his over
throw, Through their instrumentality
Duke Humphrey was arrested on a
charge of high treason. Seventeen days
after his arrest he was found dead in his
bed. There were no marks of violence
on his person, but Queen MarGaret's
known dislike to him, in conjunction
with the ill-concealed animosity of his
opponents, led to suspicious of his hay
ing been unfairly dealt with, and ru-
NOR soon spread that the beautiful
young Queen had, in part, been the
means of causing the death of the popu-
lar favorite There was nothing in the
evidence to support SO serious charge
against Margaret.
Soon after Gloucester's death. Cardi-
nal Beaufort was called to his last ac-
count, and Margaret naturally trans
ferred her confidence to her earlysand
trusted English friend, the Duke of SUI
folk. Among her most powerful and un
scrupulous foes were the Duke of York,
Richard Neville, Earl of Salisbury, and
his son, Warwick, "the King maker"
These influential mobiles. aided by their
supporters, ultimately effected the down.
fall of Suffolk.
He was sentenced to Punishment,
but met his death on board vessel, his
head and severed trunk being flung on
Dover sands, where his chaplain found
them and gave them honorable burial.
In the very brief intervals of peace
which allowed Margaret opportunities
of benetiting her subjects. we find she
endeavored to encourage the manufact-
ure of silk and wooden goods; and
Queens College, Cambridge, owes its
foundation to her. From these tokens
we are justified in concluding that, had
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fatal evil of war;" she would have effect
ed yet more substantial good for her
people.
The Duke of Somerset succeeded SUI
folk as Prime Minister. This noble
mans violent temper FASTENED the out
break of hostilities between the York
and Lancaster factions, and-as is so
well-known-the red rose became tho
badge of the Lancastrians, and the white
rose that of the Yorkists. Margaret
henceforth forsook the pure daisy Hover
and adopted the blood.red rose as her
emblem. No sooner had the rival houses
assumed their respective badges than
the Duke of York revealed his true
character of armed dictator to the
throne. The high-spirited Margaret
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adviser, Somerset, she urged King
Henry to meet York in the field. But
Henry's peaoe-loving nature shrank
from an appeal to arms, and for time
open warfare was avoided by York be-
ing induced to swear a solemn oath of
fealty.
Margaret had been married nine years
ere she gave birth to the long wished-for
heir. Gloomy, indeed, were the cir
cumstances which heralded the birth of
the young Prince Edward. The En-
glish arms had met with disasters in
foreign fields discomfort, DANGEROUSLY
expressed, prevailed at home; and, as If
to crown her misfortunes, the beautiful
distraught young Queen had just lost
her noble mother, and the mind of her
husband was overshadowed by malady
which deprived him of reason. Most
touching is it to read the old chronicler's
account of the endeavors that were made
TO elicit from tie afflicted monarch some
sign that he really knew the babe pre-
scented to him was the son he had SO
fervently desired. First, the Duke of
Buckingham presented the royal child
to the King, but met with no response.
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