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Podcast: British History: Royals, Rebels, and Romantics
Episode: Tudor Matriarch: Mother-in-Law from Hell or The Good Wife? (ep 55)
Description: As the first Tudor King, we recognize Henry VII as the patriarch, so his wife Elizabeth of York could be seen as the natural matriarch. Elizabeth represented the Yorkist claim to the throne, so she was an essential part of the story of the Tudors representing the union of York and Lancaster. She bore the King four children who survived infancy and early childhood, providing two sons—an heir and a spare. This guaranteed the continuation of the dynasty. Definitely a successful matriarch! On the other hand, Henry VII’s mother Margaret Beaufort was the driving force in ke...