Margaret Tudor bronze plaque

This bronze commemorative plaque records: This Gateway was broken through the Abbey Wall July 1503 in honour of the Princess Margaret daughter of Henry VII, who was the guest of the Lord Abbot of St Mary's for two days on her journey to the North as the Bride of James IV of Scotland. Recorded plaque organisation: Yorkshire Philosophical Society.

Queen Margaret Tudor of Scotland was the daughter of Henry VII and the sister of Henry VIII, playing a crucial role in Anglo-Scottish relations through her marriage to King James IV. Her lineage later united the crowns of England and Scotland under one dynasty.