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On This Day In History - 23 November 1503 . Margaret of York died aged 57 . . Contemporary description; . ◼ Margaret had fine features, & was, at almost 6 feet, very tall, a feature accentuated by her slimness, & her straight & upright bearing. Her eyes were grey, & her mouth was small; her smile allowed her to demonstrate her wry humour, her wit, & her graciousness. In appearance, she was utterly unlike the dark & burly Duke Charles the Bold, who was shorter than her: when they met for the first time, she was forced to bend in order to receive his kiss. But her intelligence was keen, & her will strong; she made a worthy bride for the Duke in nature. . ◼ With her husband’s family, she got on excellently: she became a mother-figure to her step-daughter, Mary, who shared Margaret’s interests in reading, riding, hunting, & falconry; her mother-in-law, Isabella of Portugal, said of Margaret that she was “well pleased with the sight of this lovely lady, & pleased with her manners & virtues”. A capable ruler, she proved a masterful Duchess. She bore no male heir to succeed to the Duchy, but she preserved it from ruin; to her actions can be ascribed the survival of the Burgundian state, & the prevention of French dominance in Europe. . . . #onthisday #thisdayinhistory #onthisdayinhistory #d23nov #theyear1503 #Margaretofyork #HouseofYork #History #Duchess #Burgundy #Mechelen #Historybuff #historyfacts #instahistory #Royalty #Britishmonarchy #Thebritishmonarchy #otd #RoyalHistory #Plantagenets #Plantagenet #houseofplantagenet #Princess #monarchy (at Mechelen, Belgium) https://www.instagram.com/p/CH86pxzD9iu/?igshid=1m7xnpviiolox

On This Day In History . 10 February 1503 . ◼ - Katherine Tudor died aged 8 days . ◾ Katherine Tudor (born. 2 February 1503) was the seventh and last child of King Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York. She was born at the Tower of London and died shortly after her birth. . ◾ Her mother did not survive long after Katherine's death. Still grieving for her eldest son Arthur, Prince of Wales who had died shortly before she became pregnant, Elizabeth succumbed to a post-pregnancy infection on 11 February 1503, her thirty-seventh birthday. . ◾ Katherine's older siblings were Arthur, Margaret, Henry (later King Henry VIII) , Elizabeth, Mary, and Edmund Tudor. . . . #OnThisDayInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #TheYear1503 #KatherineTudor #Tudor #HouseofTudor #KingHenryVII #HenryVII #ElizabethofYork #EnglishMonarchy #History #BritishMonarchy #D10Feb #RoyalFamily #RoyalArt #Art #Royalty #Monarchy #London #England (at Tower of London) https://www.instagram.com/p/BttTvuvl-HB/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=yhma1cohycmq

On This Day In History . 2nd February 1503 . Katherine Tudor was born . . ◼ Katherine Tudor (2 February 1503 – 10 February 1503) was the seventh and last child of King Henry VII of England and Queen Elizabeth of York. She was born at the Tower of London and died shortly after her birth. . ◼ Her mother did not survive long after Katherine's death. Still grieving for her eldest son Arthur, who had died shortly before she became pregnant, Elizabeth succumbed to a post-pregnancy infection on 11 February 1503, her thirty-seventh birthday. . ◼ Katherine's older siblings were Arthur, Margaret, Henry (Henry VIII), Elizabeth, Mary, and Edmund Tudor . . . #OnThisDayInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #TheYear1503 #KatherineTudor #HouseofTudor #TudorDynasty #History #HenryVII #KingHenryVII #HenryVIIofEngland #ElizabethofYork #EnglishMonarchy #BritishMonarchy #D2Feb #toweroflondon #houseofyork #heritage #historic #Historyfacts #Royalbaby #london (at Tower of London) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtZTT9tFhsc/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1abhfxblerndr

On This Day In History - 23 November 1503 . Margaret of York died aged 57 . . Contemporary description; . ◼ Margaret had fine features, & was, at almost 6 feet, very tall, a feature accentuated by her slimness, & her straight & upright bearing. Her eyes were grey, & her mouth was small; her smile allowed her to demonstrate her wry humour, her wit, & her graciousness. In appearance, she was utterly unlike the dark & burly Duke Charles the Bold, who was shorter than her: when they met for the first time, she was forced to bend in order to receive his kiss. But her intelligence was keen, & her will strong; she made a worthy bride for the Duke in nature. . ◼ With her husband's family, she got on excellently: she became a mother-figure to her step-daughter, Mary, who shared Margaret's interests in reading, riding, hunting, & falconry; her mother-in-law, Isabella of Portugal, said of Margaret that she was "well pleased with the sight of this lovely lady, & pleased with her manners & virtues". A capable ruler, she proved a masterful Duchess. She bore no male heir to succeed to the Duchy, but she preserved it from ruin; to her actions can be ascribed the survival of the Burgundian state, & the prevention of French dominance in Europe. . Portrait; fifteenth century Illuminated miniature of Margaret of York before the resurrected Christ. . . . #onthisday #thisdayinhistory #onthisdayinhistory #d23nov #theyear1503 #Margaretofyork #HouseofYork #History #Duchess #Burgundy #Mechelen #Historybuff #historyfacts #instahistory #Royalty #Britishmonarchy #Thebritishmonarchy (at Mechelen, Belgium) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqidhuYlpBf/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1jqp8hfm4off1

On This Day In History . 23 November 1503 . Margaret of York died aged 57 . . ◼ She died at Mechelen in the Low Countries. Margaret was buried in the house of the Recollects, or the Observant Franciscans. . ◼ Margaret of York was born at Fotheringhay Castle on 3 May 1446. She was a daughter of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, & Cecily Neville, & the sister of two Kings of England, Edward IV & Richard III. . ◼ She was also by marriage known as Margaret of Burgundy & was Duchess Consort of Burgundy as the third wife of Charles the Bold & acted as a protector of the Duchy after his death. . Her legacy; . ◼ William Caxton, who introduced the new art of printing into the Kingdom of England & was a staunch Yorkist supporter, counted Margaret as one of his patrons. A presentation copy of Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye, the first book printed in the English language (late 1473 – early 1474), has a specially made engraving showing Caxton presenting the book to Margaret. . ◼ Of the many illuminated manuscripts commissioned by Margaret when she was Duchess of Burgundy, one of the most celebrated is The Visions of Tondal, illustrated by Simon Marmion. . . . #onthisday #thisdayinhistory #onthisdayinhistory #d23nov #theyear1503 #Margaretofyork #HouseofYork #History #Duchess #Burgundy #Mechelen #Historybuff #historyfacts #instahistory #Royalty #Britishmonarchy #Thebritishmonarchy (at Mechelen, Belgium) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bqic3FSlMuU/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1iev20w6g48h3