Jacob Abbott’s biography of Margaret of Anjou, wife of the Lancastrian king Henry VI, tells the story of one of the most formidable and determined figures of the Wars of the Roses. French by birth, Margaret became the effective leader of the Lancastrian cause during her husband’s bouts of mental illness, fighting tenaciously — and often brilliantly — to defend the throne for her son.
Her story encompasses diplomacy, battlefield command, exile, and ultimate defeat, offering a vivid window into the dynastic conflicts of fifteenth-century England. Download the free EPUB for an accessible account of one of medieval Britain’s most remarkable women.