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Statue of Margaret of Anjou
Queen Margaret (r. 1445-1461) was the niece of Charles VII of France and married the English king, Henry VI, in 1445 to help bring peace between the English and the French. As her husband often suffered mental breakdowns, Margaret was often the de facto leader of his faction, the Lancastrians, during the Wars of the Roses. Their opponents, the Yorkists, defeated Margaret’s army at the Battle of Tewkesbury in 1471, where she was captured, her son, Edward, killed, and a few weeks later, Henry VI was murdered. Margaret lived until 1482, stripped of her political power and status.
Like Matilda of Flanders, the statue is part of the “Queens of France and Illustrious Women” collection at Luxembourg Garden, Paris. Built by French artist Ferdinand Taluet in 1877, it depicts her wearing a long dress with a cape. Her head is covered with a large hat topped with a crown, and to her left, she embraces her young son, Edward.
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