She was pregnant at 12, widowed by the Wars of the Roses and almost died at the hands of Richard III. But nothing could prevent Margaret Beaufort from engineering the rise of her son
(Season 1 Episode 1 of 3): Docudrama about the Wars of the Roses and the Tudor dynasty. Royal B tards: Rise of the Tudors airs on Sky Showcase HD at 10:05 PM, Tuesday 2 April. Docudrama about the Wars of the Roses and the Tudor dynasty
A cold, February day in 1669 and a rather famous Londoner was out and about, looking for something to do on his birthday. The man in question also happened to be addicted to writing in his diary and so we know that, on February 23rd 1669, Samuel Pepys kissed a Queen of England on the…
(Season 1 Episode 1 of 3): Docudrama about the Wars of the Roses and the Tudor dynasty. Royal B tards: Rise of the Tudors airs on Sky History at 9:00 PM, Sunday 21 January. Docudrama about the Wars of the Roses and the Tudor dynasty
The Wars of the Roses were the civil wars fought between the Yorkist and Lancastrian dynasties in the 15th century. Explore the conflict in full – from its root causes and who's who, through to the realities of civil war in the Middle Ages and 12 unbelievable incidents that occurred during the wars