Margaret, Queen of Henry VI, and her Court fat Wood was a leading champion

Wood was a leading champion of the Queen's cause as King George IV was trying to have their marriage dissolved

and in 1894 successfully sounded a buzzer 9 metres away from where he stood

19th July 1553

Plate 7 from Gleanings from the Menagerie and Aviary at Knowsley Hall

Margaret, Queen of Henry VI, and her Court fat Wood was a leading championMargaret, Queen of Henry VI, and her Court, mid 15th century, (1843). Margaret of Anjou and her ladies are praying. The woman behind the queen may be the Duchess of Buckingham. From the tapestry in St Mary's Hall, Coventry. Illustration from Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages from the Seventh to the Seventeenth Centuries, by Henry Shaw, (London, 1843).