Lady Margaret Beaufort

Lady Margaret Beaufort (31 May 1441 – 29 June 1509), of the House of Lancaster, was the mother of King Henry VII of England, and grandmother of Henry VIII. She was an important figure in the Wars of the Roses. Lady Margaret Hall, a college of the University of Oxford, is named after her.

Further reading

 Other websites 
 A short profile of Margaret alongside other influential women of her time
 Catholic Encyclopedia article
 Margaret Beaufort's patronage of theatre and/or music 
 The school that was established in honour of Lady Margaret Beaufort's will 

Category:1443 births
Category:1509 deaths
Category:People from Bedfordshire
Category:English nobility