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Margaret Tudor

Palace of Westminster, 7 Dec 1489 – Methven Castle, 28 Oct 1541

13 facts3 sources

Facts and their sources

  • Born7 Dec 1489, Palace of Westminsternot verified1 source
  • Titleregentor Queen Consort of Scotland, 1503 · Queen Regent, 1513–1515 · Queen Regent, 1524–1525not verified1 source
  • TitleQueen Consort of Scotland, 1503or Queen Regent, 1513–1515 · Queen Regent, 1524–1525 · regentnot verified1 source
  • TitleQueen Regent, 1513–1515or Queen Consort of Scotland, 1503 · Queen Regent, 1524–1525 · regentnot verified1 source
  • TitleQueen Regent, 1524–1525or Queen Consort of Scotland, 1503 · Queen Regent, 1513–1515 · regentnot verified1 source
  • EventCoronation, 1503not verified1 source
  • Died28 Oct 1541, Methven Castlenot verified1 source
  • MotherElizabeth of Yorknot verified1 source
  • FatherHenry VII of Englandnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 7 Dec 1489

    Born in Palace of Westminster

  2. 1503

    Coronation

  3. 1503

    Queen Consort of Scotland

  4. 1507–1515

    7 children are born

  5. 1513–1515

    Queen Regent

  6. 1524–1525

    Queen Regent

  7. 28 Oct 1541

    Dies in Methven Castle, aged 51

Family

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Partner

Children · 7

During her lifetime

She lived through 7 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Palace of Westminster.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1480s · Margaret is born in Palace of Westminster

What people wore

Around 1500–1524

Limited wardrobes for the commoners

Many ordinary people owned only one set of clothes for daytime wear and lacked dedicated sleepwear, opting to sleep in their smocks and nightcaps.

Daily life

Around 1500–1524

Inexpensive rushlights versus luxury beeswax

Rushlights, made from dried plant pith dipped in tallow, were a common and inexpensive light source for the poor. In contrast, beeswax candles were luxury items, costing up to six times more than tallow.

Work

Around 1500–1524

Farming was the most common job

Farming was the primary occupation, with nine out of ten people living in rural villages or small towns.

Music

Around 1500–1524

Paying Minstrels for Parish Festivals

Parish records show that minstrel hire for Whitsuntide festivities was common, with payments reaching up to 8s 4d for a single minstrel in 1533.

At the table

Around 1500–1524

Workers drank over 4 liters of beer

Manual workers were expected to consume a massive daily allowance of 4 quarts, or over 4 liters, of beer.

Getting around

Around 1500–1524

Carts were for cargo, not people

Carts and wagons were used to transport cargo, not people, and passengers who rode in them sat on the floor among straw or baggage. These vehicles were extremely slow and were widely considered an uncomfortable or shameful way for a person to travel.

What it cost

Around 1500–1524

Cost of Basic Food Items

A loaf of bread (24 oz) cost 1 penny, and 1 pound of cheese cost 1 1/2 pence. A skilled worker could buy a dozen eggs for 4d and a pound of cheese for 1 1/2d with their daily wage.