ohfairmaidenofyork:28th of January 1457 Pembroke CastleMargaret Beaufort was only 13 years old w
ohfairmaidenofyork: 28th of January 1457 Pembroke Castle Margaret Beaufort was only 13 years old when she gave birth to her only son Henry Tudor, named after his half-uncle Lancaster King Henry VI. The father, Edmund Tudor had died of the plague in November 1456. Due to her young age, her body was not yet build to deliver a child, therefor the birth was terribly difficult and almost killed both her and her baby. Some say the complications damaged her body so severely, she was left barren, which could explain why she had no other children, despite being married twice. Unfortunately she was not allowed to raise him and he fell under guardianship of his uncle Jasper Tudor, who had also sheltered Margaret when she was pregnant and widowed. During long years of separation and exile for Henry and Jasper, Margaret devoted her life and loyalty to her son and House Lancaster, praying that one day her son would be allowed to return to England and, if God wants it, would become King. Her patience, faith and devotion was rewarded for in 1485, after the battle of Bosworth, her son became King Henry VII of England and she remained proudly by his side as ‘The King’s Mother’ and advised her son during his entire reign. -- source link