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Uncrowned Queen: The Life of Margaret Beaufort, Mother of the Tudors

byNicola Tallis

Uncrowned Queen examines the Life of Margaret Beaufort, Mother of the Tudors, combining Nicola Tallis's clear narrative with the perspective of a biographical portrait. Moving between close detail and context, the book explains the forces surrounding its subject and connects them to the connected fields of biography & autobiography and history. Throughout, the author balances an accessible narrative with the complexity needed to understand motives, constraints, and disputed interpretations. Uncrowned Queen leaves readers with key context and a clear view of the human stakes involved.

Publisher

Basic Books

Publication date

Jul 28, 2020

Format

Print edition

Pages

416

ISBN

9781541617872