Margaret of Anjou (Queen of England, 1445–1461)
30th January 2026 by | Uncategorized
Margaret of Anjou (Queen of England, 1445–1461)
Margaret of Anjou was not meant to rule England, yet history forced her hand. Married at just fifteen to Henry VI, she arrived from France as a peace-bride, intended to quiet a kingdom already cracking at its seams. Instead, she found herself queen to a fragile, gentle king whose bouts of mental collapse left England leaderless.
Margaret stepped into that vacuum with fierce resolve. Intelligent, proud, and politically astute, she became the true power behind the Lancastrian throne. In an age that despised female authority, she raised armies, negotiated alliances, and fought relentlessly for her son’s inheritance.
To her enemies she was ruthless, foreign, and dangerous. To her supporters, she was courage incarnate — a queen who refused to yield. The Wars of the Roses did not merely happen around Margaret of Anjou. In many ways, they burned because of her.