Talk:Margaret of Anjou
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This is going to need a disambiguation page -- it's not an uncommon name. JHK
- I don't disagree, but I think there's only the one who's historically significant, isn't there? Actually, I'm a bit concerned about the number of entries that are being created for minor English nobility at the moment - there are going to be a lot of similar problems if we go on at this rate. I've done three disambiguations pages today as a result. Up to now, I had been holding off creating articles for people whose contribution to history was not adequate to get them an entry in any dictionary of biography, but I suppose, given the space, there's no reason why they shouldn't be included. Deb
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- I heartily applaud your efforts to clear some of the dead wood. Please go with your first thought: Don't create links for every person whose name we know, whether there's any more to be said about them or not; of course there's room for everybody who needs a biography, but the links to them can be created after the article about them is. I consider what you did with Thomas Howard to be a model of the way it should be done -- it tells what needs to be told about each of the individuals but keeps them together so their relationship to each other is clear, instead of making a reader click back and forth between articles.
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- BTW, who are the other Margarets of Anjou that could even conceivably be included? I couldn't find any thru Google, but I could have missed anyone whose page mentioned this one to distinguish that one from this one. -- isis 1 Sep 2002
There's one in the late 13th c., neice of the French king. Definitely not as important, but don't forget that there are a few people here who choose biography as genealogy, and create linked pages for family members mentioned in one source for the 10th c. Personally, I think most of the genealogical stuff should be edited out, but that's because I think it is a distraction. Others don't feel the same. So, we'll have to consider a disambiguation page. JHK
[edit] French allies
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- Why did the Yorkist get so powerful?Most of all why did the Queen not gain French Commanders and soldiers for help, since she;s an allied of France?--Chrisle 31st, July,2006
Actually, the Yorkists had the stronger claim to the throne.Margaret did indeed try to get French help along with turn-coat Warwick. When Margaret's forces were defeated at Tewkesbury, she went back to France and lived as a sort of poor relation to the king of France.Poor Margaret,she was one of England's more interesting Queens.Had a powerful personality - to have led and commanded hardened English soldiers during the 15th century !! jeanne (talk) 16:26, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] "Mild-mannered"?
The article needs to cite evidence which shows Margaret to have been "mild-mannered" until Henry was threatened. Margaret would have had to have been extremely commanding in both personality and demeanor in order to head the Lancastrian contingent. I am talking about a Jeanne d'Arc type of personality as she commanded soldiers on the battlefield. Nobody transforms their character overnight. I don't see any proof that she ever had a mild character; on the contrary, I would describe her as strong-willed, aggressive and vindictive. (Read details of her behaviour after the Battle of Wakefield").jeanne (talk) 13:38, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
- Jeanne, I think the use of "mild-mannered" is erroneous. There are reports that confirm she was charming, intelligent, conversational and, indeed, beautiful. But you can be all of those whether you are mild-mannered or not. --Jim Hardie (talk) 21:03, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
.Oh, she was very beautiful,which probably helped her in raising armies.And intelligent.I also have read that Elizabeth Woodville was her lady-in-waiting.Is this true?jeanne (talk) 07:07, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
