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| Abbey, with great 5plendor, and on the
2Sth Of May following Margaret was
crowned at 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 q
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 conciliate her enemies Mar
garct never succeeded in doing this, and
her want Of judgment in this respect
greatly added to tho bitterness Of tho
struggles she had afterward to endure.
Ii Cardinal Beaufort had not been so
intent on gaining his own ends he might
have striyen, with some good effect, to
mitigate Margaret's dislike for Glouces-
ter, who was heir-presumptiye to the
throne. The Cardinals influence over
the young Queen was considerable, and
ii is much TO be regretted that he did
not use it for her benefit.
Two years passed, aud 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 q
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 luminosity Of lis
opponents, led to suspicious Of his hav-
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 iayorie. There was nothing in the
evidence TO support 10 serious charge
against Margaret.
Soon after Gloucester's death. Cardi-
nal Beaufort was called to his last ac-
count. and Margaret naturally trans.
ierrcd her confidence to her early and
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, "thc King.makcr."
These influential mobiles, aided by their
supporters, ultimately effected the down
fall Of Suffolk.
ale 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 benciiting her subjects, we find she
cndeavOred to encourage the manufact.
urc Of silk and wooden goods and
Queens College, Cambridge, owes its
foundation to her. From these tokens
VIC are justified in concluding that, had
her reign been less disturbed by "the
fatal evil Of war;" she would have effect
cd yet moro substantial good for her
people.
The Duke of Somerset succeeded Suf.
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
hcnceforth iorsook the pure daisy flower
and adopted the blood.rcd 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
resented this conduct, and, aided by her
adviser, Somerset she urged King
Henry TO meet York in the field. But
Henry's peace-loying nature shrank
from an appeal to arms, and for timo
open warfare was avoided by York be-
ing induced to swear a solemn oath Of
foalty.
Margaret had been married nine years
ere she gave birth to the -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; aud, as If
to crown her misfortuncs, the beautiful
distradght young Queen had Just lost
her noble mother, ana 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 ondeavors that were made
to elicit from tie afflicted monarch some
sign that no 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.
Then Queen Margaret herself took tho
boy, and offered him with imprisoned
tenderness to his father, at tho same
time entreating tho paternal blessing
and embrace. Just for an instant Hem
rvs eyes rested on the babe, but not
single spark of recognition was in tho
distracted glance.
Unhappy Queen and mother With
what Undesirable grief must she have
borne this affecting moment During
Henry's melancholy illness, Margaret
devoted herself to her beloved child, and
to the amelioration of her husbands
pitiable condition.
In the meantime her enemy, York,
was actively at work. He contrived to
depose Somerset from office, and took
upon himself the protectorate of En-
gland, "till such time us the King
might be able to resume the reins OF
government, or the infant Prince should
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