S10 E6 | The Prophecy
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The oarsmen rowing the barge along the Thames pull up at the riverbank, hop out and moor their boat at Westminster Pier. A small, tough woman with a pinched face and hard eyes steps up. She hesitates before she sweeps along the unsteady gangplank to disembark. Her name is Margaret Beaufort and right now, despite herself, a smile of triumph is playing at the corners of her mouth. Just behind Margaret comes a young man. She doesn't know him very well. In fact, she's only ever met him a handful of times. But she loves him more than anything else in the world. It's her only son, Henry Tudor. The baby Margaret gave birth to during the plague-swept winter of 1457 is now 13 years old, the same age that Margaret was when she popped him out.
Frankly, it's a miracle that either of them have survived this long. And it's even more of a miracle that Margaret has the chance to bring the lad here to Westminster to meet England's new king. Well, sort of. Henry VI. The date is October 28th, 1470, and just a few weeks ago, in a spasm of truly bizarre political gymnastics, England's Yorkist king, Edward IV, fled his kingdom, and the old Lancastrian king, Henry VI, was taken out of the Tower of London and plonked back on the English throne. And since King Henry is both Margaret's son's namesake and his half-uncle, she's adamant that the two need to meet, which is why she's brought him here, now, to the Palace of Westminster, where the King is living.
In her wildest dreams, she never thought this day would come. After being greeted at the gates, Margaret and Henry are whisked through the palace to where the King is sitting among a group of nobles, receiving visitors. Margaret's heart must be racing with excitement. Although, as she claps eyes on the king, it's a bit of a struggle to keep it racing. It's been years since Margaret last saw Henry VI, and time hasn't been kind to him. He looks feeble, vacant, and very shabby. He's wearing a tatty old blue velvet gown, the sort of thing she'd expect to see at a funeral, not in the royal court. Is he mad? Not quite, but he definitely looks a few turnips short of the full harvest festival. But never mind, because as Margaret greets the king and introduces her teenage boy to him and the other nobles, the most astonishing look comes over Henry VI's face.
It's as though he's seen a ghost. He peers at Henry for a while in silence, and then, with the most serene look on his face, he says, This indeed is the one to whom we and our adversaries must yield power. What does that mean? You and I might wonder, but Margaret is in no doubt. Yoda in the old navy bathrobe has spoken, and his cryptic words seem to tell her that her boy is destined to grow up to be a king and conqueror in his own right.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–9:22
2
Why does Margaret Beaufort bring young Henry Tudor to meet the restored Henry VI?
9:22–17:12
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What does Henry VI’s prophetic declaration about “the one” mean for Tudor ambitions?
17:12–29:45
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How does Edward IV plan his return to England and why does he target Warwick?
29:45–30:01