Henry VIII's Mother & Grandmothers

Elizabeth of York, Elizabeth Woodville and Margaret Beaufort crossed enemy lines to end the Wars of the Roses.

Henry VIII’s is infamous for his relationships with women. The domineering King took 6 wives during his 36 years on the throne. And he disposed of them with as much scandal as he wooed them – Divorced, Beheaded, Died, Divorced, Beheaded, Survived. But three other women had an important impact on his childhood, his mother Elizabeth of York and his two Grandmothers Elizabeth Woodville and Margaret Beaufort. They have been dubbed by popular historical fiction author Philippa Gregory as the White Princess, the White Queen and the Red Queen. These women were caught in the brambles of the wars of the roses and fought tooth and nail for their children and for themselves. And it was these three women who brought an end to three decades of bloody battle and restored peace to England.

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[lucypreece]

Funny how Henry VIII was so obsessed with legacy and having a male heir but it were the women in his life that were more powerful than him and his youngest daughter became a greater ruler than him. I just got a book about iconic women in British history and it included a section about Elizabeth I. She was truly an icon

[Kingpowch]

Poor Margaret Beaufort, having to bear a pregnancy at 13. These women endured so much in silence.

[libbynone]

Elizabeth Woodville gave birth to three daughters before she gave her husband the heir. But King Edward IV was more patient than his grandson. Sadly, their sons died young (2 boys murdered, one died at age of 2)

[thecalicocat]

I feel like people villainize Margaret Beaufort as a mean old witch who planned to have her son on the throne but in reality she had no idea that she would be the mother of a king and grandmother of a king and a great grandma of a queen she just happened to make a gamble with her son and it worked out

[t.r.luxx]

All these women were powerful and strong in their own way and it's amazing what they did to survive

[lexiwexiwoo]

Margaret Beaufort is just an absolute calculating bad ass. She had to have her child at 13, but she took being a mother as seriously as an adult. She made sure she was doing everything she could to ensure a prosperous future for her son and his heirs.

[blonga]

Elizabeth’s brother marrying Warwick’s mother is the funniest thing I’ve ever heard. I love history.

[magnusb]

It’s crazy how insane these family dynamics were back then… the thirst for power leading to brothers and close cousins killing eachother. Elizabeth’s reign really did bring a long period of relative stability for awhile before the Stuarts and eventual Civil War of course.

[gpa]

Oh god Margaret was 12 when she had to Marry 25 yr old Edmund n he got her pregnant at 13 n widowed . I am so thankful I'm born in this era rn

[jamellfoster]

Henry VIII was very close to his Mom. I wonder if she'd lived until he was an adult, if things would have been different... Would Henry have been a kinder, more tolerant monarch. From the age of 12 until age 18, he missed out on having a loving Mother & his Dad was rather cold & lacking in affection...

[kitamcguire]

I didn’t realize Elizabeth Woodville had two children from a previous marriage. So she lost three of her sons behind her in-laws BS

[CallieMasters]

When you're getting divorced at age 2, it's all downhill from there. 😁

[pocketsizeforyourtravelcon]

I know they’re more like historical fiction but I watched the TV series The White Queen and The White Princess which talks about the wars of the roses and features these queens. It was super interesting to see how much of a role these women potentially played during the wars of the roses!

[coasterhockygamingboy]

22:37 I love how she said “murdered” instead of “beheaded”

[Kerriangel]

Listening to this in the gym as I make sure that I don’t end up the size of Henry VIII after lockdown ends 😂😂

[jonesvideo]

Dude I can't imagine how scared Margret was when she gave birth.
The hell was her husband thinking when he got a THIRTEEN year old pregnant?!
Edit: Shout-out to Savage Darksider
(I give shoutouts to people who piss me off)

[kinghenryviiiofengland]

My mama and grandmamas were the greatest people in this world

[kawaiipotato]

I saw the notification on my phone and I RAN FOR THE LAPTOP IF MY LIFE DEPENDED ON IT

[MsMelisaWilliams]

Thanks for the video! Great to see people speaking well of Margaret Beaufort at last. Just that her father John Beaufort did not die in battle: her uncle Edmund Beaufort was the head of the family and Queen Margaret of Anjou's military commander. He was killed in the 2nd Battle of St Albans. Margaret Beaufort's father was the longest kept prisoner of the 100 Years War. He was imprisoned for 17 years and acquired huge debt paying for his ransom. When he went back to France to fight and try to gain some extra income, he was accused of corruption and recalled to the court of Henry VI to explain himself. After this, he apparently committed suicide. Margaret inherited their entire estate and went under the wardship of the Duke of Suffolk. Also, it's quite unlikely that she fought all her life for her son to be king because he was far from the line of succession. When Richard of Gloucester moved against the Princes in the Tower, then the road was clear for them ;)

[sarinhanasalturas]

Elizabeth Woodville and Elizabeth of York, love both of these fascinating and beautiful Queens! 💖