{"id":8350465032420,"title":"HN4073 Royal Doulton figure Margaret of Anjou | Plantagenet Queens | Ltd Ed","handle":"hn4073-royal-doulton-figure-margaret-of-anjou-plantagenet-queens-ltd-ed","description":"\u003cp\u003eRoyal Doulton figure Margaret of Anjou HN4073\u003cbr\u003efrom the Plantagenet Queens series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDesigner: Alan Maslankowski\u003cbr\u003eIssued: c.1998 in a  Limited Edition of 5000 pieces\u003cbr\u003eMade in England GUARANTEED\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApprox 19cms (7 1\/2\") tall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn excellent condition\u003cbr\u003eGUARANTEED free from damage and repair\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Margaret of Anjou\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMargaret of Anjou (French: Marguerite; 23 March 1430 – 25 August 1482) was Queen of England by marriage to King Henry VI from 1445 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471. Through marriage, she was also nominally Queen of France from 1445 to 1453. Born in the Duchy of Lorraine into the House of Valois-Anjou, Margaret was the second eldest daughter of René, King of Naples, and Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMargaret was one of the principal figures in the series of dynastic civil wars known as the Wars of the Roses and at times personally led the Lancastrian faction. Some of her contemporaries, such as the Duke of Suffolk, praised \"Her valiant courage and undaunted spirit\" and the 16th-century historian Edward Hall described her personality in these terms: \"\u003cstrong\u003eThis woman excelled all other, as well in beauty and favour, as in wit and policy, and was of stomach and courage, more like to a man, than a woman.\u003c\/strong\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOwing to her husband's frequent bouts of insanity, Margaret ruled the kingdom in his place\u003c\/strong\u003e. It was she who called for a Great Council in May 1455 that excluded the Yorkist faction headed by Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York. This provided the spark that ignited a civil conflict that lasted for more than 30 years, decimated the old nobility of England, and caused the deaths of thousands of men, including her only son Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales, at the Battle of Tewkesbury in 1471.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMargaret was taken prisoner by the victorious Yorkists after the Lancastrian defeat at Tewkesbury\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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Plantagenet Queens series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDesigner: Alan Maslankowski\u003cbr\u003eIssued: c.1998 in a  Limited Edition of 5000 pieces\u003cbr\u003eMade in England GUARANTEED\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApprox 19cms (7 1\/2\") tall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn excellent condition\u003cbr\u003eGUARANTEED free from damage and repair\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Margaret of Anjou\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMargaret of Anjou (French: Marguerite; 23 March 1430 – 25 August 1482) was Queen of England by marriage to King Henry VI from 1445 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471. Through marriage, she was also nominally Queen of France from 1445 to 1453. Born in the Duchy of Lorraine into the House of Valois-Anjou, Margaret was the second eldest daughter of René, King of Naples, and Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMargaret was one of the principal figures in the series of dynastic civil wars known as the Wars of the Roses and at times personally led the Lancastrian faction. Some of her contemporaries, such as the Duke of Suffolk, praised \"Her valiant courage and undaunted spirit\" and the 16th-century historian Edward Hall described her personality in these terms: \"\u003cstrong\u003eThis woman excelled all other, as well in beauty and favour, as in wit and policy, and was of stomach and courage, more like to a man, than a woman.\u003c\/strong\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOwing to her husband's frequent bouts of insanity, Margaret ruled the kingdom in his place\u003c\/strong\u003e. It was she who called for a Great Council in May 1455 that excluded the Yorkist faction headed by Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York. This provided the spark that ignited a civil conflict that lasted for more than 30 years, decimated the old nobility of England, and caused the deaths of thousands of men, including her only son Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales, at the Battle of Tewkesbury in 1471.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMargaret was taken prisoner by the victorious Yorkists after the Lancastrian defeat at Tewkesbury\u003c\/strong\u003e. In 1475, she was ransomed by her cousin, King Louis XI of France. \u003cstrong\u003eShe went to live in France as a poor relation of the French king, and she died there at the age of 52.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlantagenet Kings and their Queens\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eGenerally accepted as the Plantagenet kings, though the York and Lancaster rivals are also of the Plantagenet family, are the following rulers. \u003cstrong\u003eNo queens ruling in their own right in this dynasty, though some served as regents and one seized power from her husband.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-5\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHenry II\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHenry the Young King - ruled as a junior king with his father, but predeceased his father\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRichard I\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHenry III\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdward I\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdward II\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdward III\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRichard II\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e"}