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Lauren Johnson is a public historian and author of works including the critically acclaimed Shadow King: The Life and Death of Henry VI. Lauren graduated with a first-class degree in history and an MSt in medieval historical research from Wadham College, Oxford University. Her thesis explored the impact of the Wars of the Roses on women. She is currently studying for an AHRC-funded collaborative doctorate with Manchester Metropolitan University and the National Archives investigating ‘Refugees, Religion and Diplomacy in Early Modern Europe’. With a passion for restoring marginalised narratives to our history, she has worked in heritage since 2008 and acted as historical consultant for creative and heritage producers including Historic Royal Palaces, Wellcome Library, Sky History, Dante or Die and the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Lauren Johnson is among a growing group of young female historians determined to shine a light on the importance and political significance of women in the shaping of English history. In this highly readable biography, she reveals Margaret as she truly was – a shrewd political operator, calculated risk taker and successful dynasty builder. Margaret, as these pages assert, was the Mother of the Tudor dynasty, not because she birthed Henry VII, but because she put him on the throne, and with diligent counsel and unfailing support, maintained his place upon it. * Annie Garthwaite, author of CECILY * Praise for Lauren Johnson: 'The best life of Henry VI now in print' * Dan Jones * Vivid, absorbing and richly detailed. * Helen Castor * A vivid, unusual story, and Johnson tells it well * Daily Telegraph *
