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BEAUFORT, HENRY

bōˈfərt, 1377?–1447, English prelate and statesman. The son of John of Gaunt, duke of Lancaster, and his mistress (later wife) Catherine Swynford, he was half brother to Henry IV. He was declared legitimate (1397) and made bishop of Lincoln (1398) by Richard II, and under Henry IV served as chancellor (1403–4) and became (1404) bishop of Winchester.

On the accession of his friend Henry V, Beaufort again was chancellor (1413–17). At the Council of Constance, Beaufort swung (1417) English influence to help elect Pope Martin V, but Henry refused to let him accept the pope's reward of a cardinalate. When in 1422 the infant Henry VI succeeded to the throne, Beaufort became involved in a vigorous struggle for power with Humphrey, duke of Gloucester. Beaufort's enormous wealth (he loaned money to the government for the war in France) and political skill gave him the advantage, and he served again as chancellor (1424–26).

Made a cardinal (1426) and papal legate, he preached a crusade against the Hussites in Bohemia in 1429, but the troops he raised were diverted to join the English army in France. In 1431 he crowned Henry VI as king of France in Paris. Beaufort defeated (1432) an attempt by Gloucester to remove him from the see of Winchester and by 1437 enjoyed complete ascendancy. He and his faction, which was later led by William de la Pole, 4th earl and 1st duke of Suffolk (see under Pole, family), sought to end the French wars.

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The Drawings of Henry Fuseli
Book by Nicolas Powell, Henry Fueseli; Faber and Faber, 1951
Subjects:	Fuseli, Henry--1741-1825
...1792-1871 1. PORTRAIT OF HENRY FUSELI British Museum. Pen...Signed G. H. and inscribed Henry Fuseli Esqr. Keeper of the...Victoria. He was never an R.A. HENRY FUSELI, R.A., 1741-1825. 2. THE DEATH OF CARDINAL BEAUFORT. Walker Art Gallery. Pen and...

Life and Letters of Henry Lee Higginson
Book by Bliss Perry, Henry Lee Higginson, Henry Lee Higginson; Atlantic Monthly Press, 1921
Subjects:	Bankers--Massachusetts--Biography, Higginson, Henry Lee--1834-1919
...William F., 237 , 238 . Beaufort Island, 158 . Beauregard...on reading, 96 . Bigelow, Henry J., 16 , 122 , 130 . Bigelow...George S., 178 . Bowditch, Henry I., 17 , 327 . Bowditch, Henry P., 158 , 185 , 186 . Bowditch...

The Huguenots and Henry of Navarre - Vol. 1
Book by Henry M. Baird; Charles Scribners Sons, 1886
Subjects:	France--History--Wars Of The Huguenots, 1562-1598, Henry--Iv--King Of France--1553-1610, Huguenots--France
...that the two Roman Catholics met, in the neighboring town of Beaufort, a Huguenot soldier of the same grade, who happened to have...with a few men of the same religion, under command of one of Henry of Navarres followers, a Protestant nobleman named M. de...

Fallen Leaves: The Civil War Letters of Major Henry Livermore Abbott
Book by Robert Garth Scott, Henry Livermore Abbott; Kent State University Press, 1991
Subjects:	Abbott, Henry Livermore--1842-1864--Correspondence, Massachusetts--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories, Soldiers--Massachusetts--Correspondence, United States--Army--Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 20th (1861-1865), United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories
...wounded, 112 Baxter, Col. Dewitt C. 72 d Penn. , 188 Beaufort, S.C., 77 Beckwith, Allen W. 20th Mass. , 107 Beckwith...25 Bruce, Lt. Col. George A., 257 -58 Bryant, Dr. Henry 20th Mass. , 51 ; photo of, 52 Bull Run, Va.: first battle...

Henry James: Autobiography
Book by Frederick W. Dupee, Henry James; Criterion Books, 1956
Subjects:	James, Henry--1843-1916
...the field before Pocotaligo," toward the middle of January 65 that "Sherman leaves to-night from Beaufort with Logans Corps to cross Beaufort Ferry and come up on our right flank and push on to Pocotaligo bridge," the stir as from great things...

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Beaufort: The Duke and His Duchess, 1657-1715
Journal article by Robert Bucholz; The Historian, Vol. 66, 2004
Subjects:	Beaufort: The Duke and his Duchess, 1657-1715 (Book)--Book reviews, Books--Book reviews
...1715. by Robert Bucholz Beaufort: The Duke and his Duchess...of a marriage, arguing that Henry Somerset, first duke of Beaufort, and his wife Mary, nee Capel...frequent separations while Henry attended to business in London...

The Battle of Bosworth Field: A Welsh Victory? Robin Evans Puts Henry Tudor's Victory into Welsh Historical Perspective
Journal article by Robin Evans; History Review, 2002
Subjects:	Battle of Bosworth Field, 1485, Henry VII, King of England--Political activity, Welsh--Political activity
...Anglicised surname. Henry was the only son...Tudor and Margaret Beaufort, though she was...against his rule. Henry was now a genuine...throne. Margaret Beaufort began to conspire...significant that Margaret Beaufort sent word to Henry to go back to Wales...

"O for a Muse of Fire": Henry V and Plotted Self-Exculpation
Journal article by Bradley Greenburg; Shakespeare Studies, Vol. 36, 2008
Subjects:	Henry V (Shakespeare, William) (Play)--Criticism and interpretation, Individual responsibility--Analysis, Shakespeare, William--Criticism and interpretation
...sources, quite a lot, because Henry was an important player in the...general instability. Because Henry IV was incapacitated due to...princes friend and ally Thomas Beaufort, appointed chancellor in Arundels...in the year. That the future Henry V continued his fathers precedent...

Puissance & Poverty: Henry VIII and the Conquest of France: John Matusiak Pricks the Imperial Pretension of the Monarch Who Came to the Throne 500 Years Ago
Journal article by John Matusiak; History Review, 2009
Subjects:	British foreign relations, French foreign relations, French history, 1328-1589 (Valois dynasty), Henry VIII, King of England--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Henry VIII, King of England--Military policy, House of Tudor, 1400-1603, Kings and rulers--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Kings and rulers--Military policy, Kings--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Kings--Military policy
...as Prince of Wales in 1502, Henry had been encouraged to keep...number included Edward Neville, Henry Courtenay, Nicholas Carew and...grandmother, Lady Margaret Beaufort, harboured her own smouldering...for instance, that during Henry VIIs reign a succession of English...

Shakespeare's Henry the Fifth and the Law of War
Journal article by J. Wylie; American Journal of International Law, Vol. 86, 1992
Subjects:	International Relations--Periodicals
...JACOB, THE REGISTER OF HENRY CHICHELE , at xxxiv...1943 ); C. KINGSFORD, HENRY V , at 109-10 ( 1901 ). The critical role of Beaufort in advocating resort...HARRISS, CARDINAL BEAUFORT 71-73, 84-86 ( 1988...quarter of a century after Henry V , Francis Bacon demonstrated...

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Henry VII Miracle King: Henry Tudor Invoked Providence to Gain His Throne in 1485, but It Was Skilful Use of Heraldic and Religious Imagery, as Well as Promotion of the Cult of Henry VI That Ensured He Retained It. in This Tudor Anniversary Year, Gordon Marsden Looks at the Miraculous Reign of a Clever King
Magazine article by Gordon Marsden; History Today, Vol. 59, March 2009
Subjects:	Henry VII, King of England--History, Kings and rulers--History, Kings--History
...His mother, Margaret Beaufort (1443-1509), the...Lancastrian crown, Henry Tudor would have been...the 10-year-old Henry. Throughout all the...miracle mother. Margaret Beaufort put her life on the line for Henry in the 1483 plot in...

Henry VI: A Misjudged King? Few English Monarchs Have Such a Poor Reputation as Henry VI. Yet He Was Held in High Regard by the Tudors, Says Michael Hicks, despite Losing the Wars of the Roses; a Conflict Whose Troublesome Legacy Presented Henry VIII with His Own Difficulties, as Desmond Seward Reveals on Page 35
Magazine article by Michael Hicks; History Today, Vol. 61, January 2011
Subjects:	Henry VI, King of England--Biography, Kings and rulers--Biography, Kings--Biography
...and unimposing in appearance, Henry VI suffered insanity in 1453...soldier or jouster and no orator. Henry showed little inclination or...turn his great-uncle Cardinal Beaufort (1375-1447), William...so completely passive was Henry that he has been portrayed by...

South Carolina' Gullah Festival
Magazine article; Ebony, Vol. 59, May 2004
Subjects:	Beaufort, South Carolina--Fairs and festivals, Black history--Fairs and festivals, Blacks--Fairs and festivals, Blacks--History, Family festivals
...all rolled into one. Its the Beaufort, S.C., Gullah Festival...become a beacon for tourism in Beaufort and in South Carolina, celebrates...festival sites, including the Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park, Beaufort High School football stadium...

Percies, Nevilles, and the Wars of the Roses
Magazine article by Anthony Pollard; History Today, Vol. 43, September 1993
Subjects:	Neville, Ralph, family--Biography, Northumberland, England--History, Percy, Henry, family--Biography, United Kingdom--History, 1455-1485 (Wars of the Roses)
...countess was Joan Beaufort, daughter of John...half-sister of Henry IV. Unswervingly...north secure for Henry V during the Percy...eldest son by Joan Beaufort, whom he married...royal favour was his Beaufort blood and his attachment...overmighty subject. Henry Percy, 3rd Earl...

Southern Accents
Magazine article by Henry Chase; American Visions, Vol. 8, October 1993
Subjects:	Florida--Description and travel, South Carolina--Description and travel, Virginia--Description and travel
Southern accents by Henry Chase Americas southeastern...American Visions Travel Editor Henry Chase, In Their Footsteps will be published in early 1994 by Henry Holt Company. The book will...Tabernacle church 907 Craven Street, Beaufort, S.C. 29902 (803) 524...

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Intrigue Is Afoot throughout Realm: 'Henry VI' Is a Triumph of Treachery
Newspaper article by Nelson Pressley; The Washington Times, September 25, 1996
Intrigue is afoot throughout realm: Henry VI is a triumph of treachery by Nelson Pressley "Henry V" stars William Shakespeares greatest...Gloucesters wife, and Jarlath Conroys weaselly Henry Beaufort (first a bishop, ultimately a cardinal...

We Welsh Were Delighted with Henry VIII and His Father
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), October 13, 2007
...We Welsh Were Delighted with Henry VIII and His Father. Byline...Valois, widow of Englands king Henry V, in about 1431 and then adopted...and marriage to Margaret of Beaufort gave him a dynastic alliance...royal Lancastrians. His son Henry Tudor had therefore a good claim...

DESCENDED FROM HENRY VII; Amateur Genealogist Is Delighted to Discover Royal Connections While Researching His Family Tree
Newspaper article; South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales), September 22, 2011
...the Kings only other son, Henry VIII, he would never ascend to the throne. Henry VII was therefore the great...Edwards, a former Duke of Beaufort, Jonathan Edwards, an Archbishop...Denbighshire * illegitimate son of Henry Tudor, Henry VII (1457...

With a Lot of Work and a Little Luck, You Too Could Find Your Royal Link; from TV Shows Such as Who Do You Think You Are? to Individual Public Record Searches, Genealogy Is Growing Ever More Popular. but Few Can Trace Their Family Tree as Far Back as John Lloyd Thomas' Royal Link, as Graham Henry Found Out
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), September 22, 2011
...that, despite being older than Henry VIII, he would never be in line for power. But this link means that Henry Tudor (Henry VII) was likely to be great-grandfather...John Edwards, a former Duke of Beaufort, an Archbishop of Derry, Jonathan...

Smart Courtier John of Gaunt Sought Power, Not a Crown
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, August 22, 2004
Subjects:	Wycliffe, John (Theologian)
...insurrection against Richard and became king himself, Henry IV, later that year. As a reward for his pains...legitimizing his children by her under the surname Beaufort. From the Beaufort line came Henry Tudor, who became King Henry VII of England...

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Beaufort, Henry
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BEAUFORT, HENRY bo f rt, 1377? 1447, English...On the accession of his friend Henry V , Beaufort again was chancellor (1413 17...cardinalate. When in 1422 the infant Henry VI succeeded to the throne, Beaufort became involved in a vigorous...

Beaufort, Margaret, Countess of Richmond and Derby
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BEAUFORT, MARGARET, COUNTESS OF RICHMOND AND DERBY...1443 1509, English noblewoman, mother of Henry VII . She was the daughter and heiress of...of Richmond, who was Henrys father; to Henry Stafford; and to Thomas, Lord Stanley...

Beaufort, FranÇois De VendÔme, Duc De
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BEAUFORT, FRANCOIS DE VENDOME, DUC DE fraNswa d vaNdom duk d bofor , 1616 69, French courtier and politician; grandson of King Henry IV of France and his mistress Gabrielle d Estrees . Implicated in the conspiracy...

Somerset, Edmund Beaufort, 2d Duke Of
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SOMERSET, EDMUND BEAUFORT, 2D DUKE OF d. 1455, English statesman and general. He fought in...Somerset had been the head of the court faction and was protected by Henry VI against popular resentment and the attacks of the Yorkists. He...

Henry VI , King of England
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...resided in a council dominated by Henry Beaufort . After the English defeat by Joan...Factional Struggles From c.1435, Henry fell under the dominance of a faction headed first by Henry Beaufort and later by William de la Pole...

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