Brings to life one of Tudor England’s most overlooked key players
responsible for bringing about the marriage of her son Lord Darnley
and Mary, Queen of Scots. As the daughter and cousin of queens and the
granddaughter and niece of kings, Lady Margaret Douglas was an
integral part of the Tudor royal dynasty. A favorite of her uncle King
Henry VIII and a close friend of Queen Mary I she courted scandal
which saw her imprisoned in the Tower of London on more than one
occasion. Against the orders of Queen Elizabeth I she plotted the
marriage of her eldest son Lord Darnley to Mary, Queen of Scots with
disastrous consequences. She came as close to the executioners block
as she did to the throne of England, with some believing she had a
right to be queen. A devout Catholic all her life, she lived at a time
when religious division split the country in half yet she remained
steadfast in her beliefs. A respected and revered lady on both sides
of the border, Lady Margaret Douglas, later Countess of Lennox through
her marriage, suffered much heartbreak and loss. Her husband and son
were both murdered at the hands of the Scots and she outlived all her
children. Despite these tragedies she never gave up on her dream of
uniting the thrones of England and Scotland which was realized through
her grandson King James VI/I. The story of her life is a remarkable
tale of intrigue and survival and deserves to be more widely told.
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Margaret Douglas, Grandmother to King James VI & I
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781399085915
Publisert
2023
Utgiver
Casemate Publishers and Book Distributors, LLC
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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