For a dynasty that claimed the throne by right of conquest and a very tenuous blood claim, reinforcing the legitimacy of their claim was essential, …
The Beaufort Portcullis

Tudor Treasures & Medieval Musings
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For a dynasty that claimed the throne by right of conquest and a very tenuous blood claim, reinforcing the legitimacy of their claim was essential, …
ABOVE: Lady Margaret Beaufort by Meynnart Wewyck, c.1510Painted shortly after she died, this portrait of Margaret actually shows her Book of Hours open in front …
Henry VII was also worried about his daughter, Margaret Tudor, marrying James IV of Scotland too young; it was not just the concerns of his wife, Elizabeth of York, and mother, Margaret Beaufort, that made him hesitate and delay.