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William Shakespeare named her ‘she-wolf’, but did Margaret of Anjou earn that title? It was once meant to be an insult – do we see it differently now? Let’s take a look…
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Intro / Outro song: Silent Partner, "Greenery" [youtube.com/watch?v=qeIkbW49B6A]
SFX from freesfx.co.uk/Default.aspx
Linked videos and playlists:
She-wolf playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnWtthsbeLjjp1aKPApg3XvwWH2gatndT
Images (from Wikimedia Commons, unless otherwise stated):
Capitoline Wolf sculpture with twins by an unknown artist (date contested). Held by the Musei Capitolini, Rome, Italy.
Screenshot of OED: oed.com/dictionary/she-wolf_n?tab=meaning_and_use#99262329121
Margaret of Anjou, wife of King Henry VI (c.1445). Cropped image of File:Presentation of the Book of Romances.jpg, a scan of the manuscript illuminated by the Talbot Master (British Library, Royal 15 E VI, f. 2v)
The marriage of Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou is depicted in this miniature from an illustrated manuscript of Vigilles de Charles VII by Martial d'Auvergne (c.1484). Held by the Bubliothèque Nationale de France.
Presentation scene; detail of a miniature from BL Royal MS 15 E vi, f. 2v (the "Talbot Shrewsbury Book" (c,1445) is presented to Margaret of Anjou as she sits beside Henry VI). Held and digitised by the British Library.
Portrait of King Henry VI by an unknown English artist (c.1540). Held by the National Portrait Gallery.
Detail from the frontispiece of the illuminated manuscript Talbot Shrewsbury Book. In this detail Richard of York is shown supporting a giant fleur-de-lys, tracing the ancestry of Henry VI back to Saint Louis IX and justifying Henry's claim to the kingdom of France (between 1443 and 1445). Held by the British Library, Royal 15 E VI f2v.
Relief map of England (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:England_relief_location_map.jpg)
Portrait of King Edward IV by an unknown English artist (c.1540). Held by the National Portrait Gallery.
Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, submits to the queen of their Lancastrian enemies, Margaret of Anjou engraved by James William Edmund Doyle (1864). From "Edward IV" in A Chronicle of England: B.C. 55 – A.D. 1485, London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green, pp. p. 417
The Battle of Tewkesbury, as illustrated in the Ghent manuscript (late 15th century). Image scanned from: Cheetham, Anthony (1992) [1972] The Life and Times of Richard III (General edition (hardcover) ed.), London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, pp. p. 66 ISBN: 0-297-99573-1.
The illuminated representation of Queen Margaret of Anjou, wife of King Henry VI, here reproduced, is entered in the roll of the fraternity of Our Lady under date XV year of King Edward IV (A.D. 1475). From the the Books of the Skinners Company. A. D. 1422.
Quoted texts:
William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 3: Act I, Scene iv
Diana Dunn, ODNB entry on Margaret of Anjou
Also consulted, were:
Lauren Johnson, “Shadow King” goodreads.com/en/book/show/41447564
Other relevant entries from The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Online.
#SheWolf #History #WarsOfTheRoses
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William Shakespeare named her ‘she-wolf’, but did Margaret of Anjou earn that title? It was once meant to be an insult – do we see it differently now? Let’s take a look…
Please check out my website and sign up to the mailing list to receive updates from me: katrinamarchant.com
I hope you enjoy this video and find it interesting!
Please subscribe and click the bell icon to be updated about new videos.
Also, if you want to get in touch, please comment down below or find me on social media:
Instagram and Threads: katrina.marchant
Twitter: @kat_marchant
TikTok: @katrina_marchant
Email: readingthepastwithdrkat@gmail.com
Intro / Outro song: Silent Partner, "Greenery" [youtube.com/watch?v=qeIkbW49B6A]
SFX from freesfx.co.uk/Default.aspx
Linked videos and playlists:
She-wolf playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnWtthsbeLjjp1aKPApg3XvwWH2gatndT
Images (from Wikimedia Commons, unless otherwise stated):
Capitoline Wolf sculpture with twins by an unknown artist (date contested). Held by the Musei Capitolini, Rome, Italy.
Screenshot of OED: oed.com/dictionary/she-wolf_n?tab=meaning_and_use#99262329121
Margaret of Anjou, wife of King Henry VI (c.1445). Cropped image of File:Presentation of the Book of Romances.jpg, a scan of the manuscript illuminated by the Talbot Master (British Library, Royal 15 E VI, f. 2v)
The marriage of Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou is depicted in this miniature from an illustrated manuscript of Vigilles de Charles VII by Martial d'Auvergne (c.1484). Held by the Bubliothèque Nationale de France.
Presentation scene; detail of a miniature from BL Royal MS 15 E vi, f. 2v (the "Talbot Shrewsbury Book" (c,1445) is presented to Margaret of Anjou as she sits beside Henry VI). Held and digitised by the British Library.
Portrait of King Henry VI by an unknown English artist (c.1540). Held by the National Portrait Gallery.
Detail from the frontispiece of the illuminated manuscript Talbot Shrewsbury Book. In this detail Richard of York is shown supporting a giant fleur-de-lys, tracing the ancestry of Henry VI back to Saint Louis IX and justifying Henry's claim to the kingdom of France (between 1443 and 1445). Held by the British Library, Royal 15 E VI f2v.
Relief map of England (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:England_relief_location_map.jpg)
Portrait of King Edward IV by an unknown English artist (c.1540). Held by the National Portrait Gallery.
Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, submits to the queen of their Lancastrian enemies, Margaret of Anjou engraved by James William Edmund Doyle (1864). From "Edward IV" in A Chronicle of England: B.C. 55 – A.D. 1485, London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green, pp. p. 417
The Battle of Tewkesbury, as illustrated in the Ghent manuscript (late 15th century). Image scanned from: Cheetham, Anthony (1992) [1972] The Life and Times of Richard III (General edition (hardcover) ed.), London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, pp. p. 66 ISBN: 0-297-99573-1.
The illuminated representation of Queen Margaret of Anjou, wife of King Henry VI, here reproduced, is entered in the roll of the fraternity of Our Lady under date XV year of King Edward IV (A.D. 1475). From the the Books of the Skinners Company. A. D. 1422.
Quoted texts:
William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 3: Act I, Scene iv
Diana Dunn, ODNB entry on Margaret of Anjou
Also consulted, were:
Lauren Johnson, “Shadow King” goodreads.com/en/book/show/41447564
Other relevant entries from The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Online.
#SheWolf #History #WarsOfTheRoses
