伊莎贝拉与玛格丽特35

From Margaret's own perspective

she was the obvious candidate to safeguard her husband's kingdom

just as her mother had governed Anjou in her father's absence

But Henry was only mentally, not physically, absent

and to the English nobles it seemed as though their French-born queen

was trying to exceed her proper powers

To Margaret's distress

the nobles turned to a council of their own

under the leadership of the Duke of York

On his orders, his rival, the Duke of Somerset

was confined to the Tower of London

But on Christmas Day 1454

Margaret was suddenly presented with a way forward

16 months after he had last shown any sign of knowing who or where he was

King Henry suddenly returned to his senses

such as they'd ever been

As Margaret introduced her toddling son

to his astounded father for the first time

the Duke of York's caretaker regime fell apart

Somerset was released from the Tower

and it seemed that the political merry-go-round was turning once again