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Book SynopsisLady Margaret Beaufort (1443-1509) was the mother of Henry Tudor (1457-1509) by her first husband, Edmund Tudor, who died before his son was born. A strong and determined woman, after many vicissitudes she was instrumental in the overthrow of Richard III and the accession of her son to the throne after the Battle of Bosworth (1485). The documents edited here are the principal household accounts, extant in St John''s College, Cambridge, for the period 1498-1509, during which she ran her own household, variously at Collyweston, Croydon and Hatfield, independent of her third husband, Thomas Stanley, earl of Derby. The accounts record the economy and management of the household at the height of Lady Margaret''s power, wealth, and influence and offer unique evidence of both the household and Lady Margaret herself.
Trade ReviewThis is an impressive tome, both in size and content, that has taken Susan Powell more than a decade to complete, but it has been worth the wait. As might be expected from an editor of Powell's experience and expertise,this is an exemplary edition...Powell has here set abench mark to which future editors of similar material would do well to aspire * Hannes Kleineke, Parliamentary History Yearbook Trust *
Table of ContentsForeword Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction I: Selected Accounts Edited in this Volume II: Lady Margaret Beaufort, her Officers and Household III: The Edited Accounts IV: Hands
