Margaret of Anjou Dies: Warrior Queen's Long Battle Ends
Margaret of Anjou died in impoverished exile, ending a life spent fighting to preserve the Lancastrian claim to the English throne during the Wars of the Roses. She commanded armies, forged alliances with France, and personally rallied troops in a decades-long struggle that made her one of the most formidable queens consort in English history.
August 25, 1482
544 years ago
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