Learn about the life and times of Margaret of Anjou, wife of England’s Henry VI, and the famous the War of the Roses. With the Lancasters and the Yorks each vying for the throne in 15th century Britain, Margaret of Anjou played a key part in this more than 30 year war. This exciting and accessible 1861 biography by Jacob Abbott for young readers, 'Margaret of Anjou', chronicles Margaret's life, from her courtship with the king, and the plots and schemes of her reign, to her eventual exile. Abraham Lincoln was a great fan of Abbott's historical biographies.
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Jacob Abbott (1803-1874) was an American author mainly of children’s books, but also brief histories, biographies, religious books, and popular science.