Margaret Beaufort of Bourne Collyweston Maxey and Deeping

<p>An amazing woman from Bourne Collyweston and Maxey who had a profound impact on history but has been virtually forgotten in our Lincolnshire locality.</p><p>Read tales of her survival from the traumatic birth of her son (Henry VII) when aged only thirteen her ever-changing fortunes in the Wars of the Roses being condemned as a traitor by Richard III and her eventual triumph which saw her become the matriarch of the Tudor dynasty. </p><p>As the only blood link from the Normans to our present Royal Family (documented here) her legacy through her symbols and academia is still far-reaching today.</p>