Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Beaufort Bride | 2016 | Judith Arnopp | Buy |
| 2 | The Beaufort Woman | 2017 | Judith Arnopp | Buy |
| 3 | The King’s Mother: Book Three of The Beaufort Chronicle | - | Judith Arnopp | N/A |
| 4 | The King’s Mother | 2019 | Judith Arnopp | Buy |
The Beaufort Chronicles is Judith Arnopp’s four-book series about the Beaufort family during the Wars of the Roses. The Beaufort Bride (2016) begins the story, following Margaret Beaufort through a period of English history defined by dynastic conflict. The series traces her life through marriage, motherhood, and the political maneuvering that eventually placed her son on the throne.
The Beaufort Bride covers Margaret’s early years, when she was married off as a young teenager in a political arrangement. The Beaufort Woman (2017) follows her through the turbulent middle years of the conflict between the houses of York and Lancaster. The King’s Mother brings the story to its conclusion, covering the period when Margaret’s son Henry Tudor won the crown at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485.
Arnopp writes historical fiction grounded in primary sources, and the Beaufort Chronicles reflects that research-heavy approach. Margaret Beaufort is a figure who has attracted more attention from novelists in recent years, and Arnopp’s series gives her the full arc from child bride to king’s mother. Readers interested in the Wars of the Roses will find the political detail here satisfying.