Lady Margaret Beaufort: Survivor, Kingmaker, Powerhouse The birth is thought to have been traumatic for her small body, and both mother and baby nearly died in the process This may have resulted in Margaret’s inability to conceive later, as Henry was her only child
Margaret Beaufort: Life Story - Tudor Times It was there on 28 th of January 1457 that she gave birth to her only child Henry It is apparent from Margaret’s later words that the birth was a traumatic event for her and she is probably right that it permanently damaged her fertility
Margaret Beaufort: Who’s Who in the Wars of the Roses Margaret continued living under the protection of Edmund’s younger brother, Jasper Tudor and gave birth to a son, Henry Tudor Because she was so young and small, and likely not yet done growing, the birth was hard on her
The Real Margaret Beaufort: The Woman Who Built the Tudors The real Margaret Beaufort gave birth at twelve and nearly died doing it She buried husbands, dodged execution, and outmaneuvered kings And while she’s often remembered as the mother of the Tudors, that title barely scratches the surface
Margaret Beaufort: mother of the Tudors - HistoryExtra The recollections of John Fisher reveal that the birth was a very painful one, because of her small build and young age, and Margaret, now 13, was almost certainly physically damaged by it
Margaret Beaufort - The History of England Coming from one of the grandest and well-connected families of the 15 th century, she found her life turned upside down by her father’s suicide and Wars of the Roses She gave birth to her first and only child at a brutally young age – 13 would you believe