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februari 10, 2015 · 5:38 am

The Wars of the Roses/Aftermath[From Susan Higginbotham ”In Their Own Words”]/Letter of Henry VII to His Mother Margaret of Beaufort

LETTER OF HENRY VII TO HIS MOTHER

[Source: Original Letters Illustrative of English History, H. Ellis, ed., series 1, vol. 1]

S. B. Chrimes in his biography states that this letter, written to Margaret, Countess of Richmond, was probably written in 1501. Note the charming postscript, in which Henry apologizes for not writing more often and cites
his worsening eyesight as an excuse.

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