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Margaret Tudor : the life of Henry VIII's sister / Melanie Clegg.

Van Pelt Library DA784.3.M3 C54 2018
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Clegg, Melanie, author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Margaret, Queen, consort of James IV, King of Scotland, 1489-1541.
Margaret.
Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547--Family.
Henry.
Tudor, House of.
Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547.
Queens--Scotland--Biography.
Queens.
Families.
Scotland.
Scotland--History--James IV, 1488-1513.
History.
Scotland--History--James V, 1513-1542.
Genre:
Biographies.
History.
Physical Description:
vii, 181 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Other Title:
Life of Henry VIII's sister
Place of Publication:
Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen and Sword History, 2018.
Summary:
When the thirteen year old Margaret Tudor, eldest daughter of Henry VII and his wife Elizabeth of York, married King James IV of Scotland in a magnificent proxy ceremony held at Richmond Palace in January 1503, no one could have guessed that this pretty, redheaded princess would go on to have a marital career as dramatic and chequered as that of her younger brother Henry VIII. Left widowed at the age of just twenty three after her husband was killed by her brothers army at the battle of Flodden, Margaret was made Regent for her young son and was temporarily the most powerful woman in Scotland - until she fell in love with the wrong man, lost everything and was forced to flee the country. In a life that foreshadowed that of her tragic, fascinating granddaughter Mary Queen of Scots, Margaret hurtled from one disaster to the next and ended her life abandoned by virtually everyone: a victim both of her own poor life choices and of the simmering hostility between her son, James V and her brother, Henry VIII.
Contents:
Chapter 1 The Rise of the Tudors 1485-1489 p. 1
Chapter 2 A Royal Childhood 1489-1497 p. 9
Chapter 3 The Scottish Alliance 1496-1498 p. 18
Chapter 4 Wedding Bells 1499-1502 p. 29
Chapter 5 The Worst of Times 1502-1503 p. 40
Chapter 6 Farewells 1503 p. 49
Chapter 7 Meetings 1503 p. 59
Chapter 8 Queen of Scots 1503-1504 p. 69
Chapter 9 The Little Queen 1504-1509 p. 79
Chapter 10 The Auld Alliance 1509-1513 p. 90
Chapter 11 The Flowers of Scotland 1513-1514 p. 102
Chapter 12 A Struggle for Power 1514-1515 p. 113
Chapter 13 A Homecoming 1515-1517 p. 125
Chapter 14 A Poor Suitor 1517-1523 p. 138
Chapter 15 Beset on all Sides 1523-1529 p. 149
Chapter 16 The Final Chapter 1529-1541 p. 160.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-173) and index.
ISBN:
1473893151
9781473893153
OCLC:
1019627182
Publisher Number:
99979012812

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