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The Forgotten Tudor Royal
Margaret Douglas, Grandmother to King James VI & I
- 224 pages
- English
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About this book
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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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Tudor Timeline of Events
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Origins and Birth
- Chapter 2 The Early Years
- Chapter 3 An Unhappy Homecoming
- Chapter 4 Arrival at the Tudor Court
- Chapter 5 Tudor Cousins Reunited
- Chapter 6 A Scandalous Love Affair ā Part One
- Chapter 7 A Scandalous Love Affair ā Part Two
- Chapter 8 Trouble with Scotland
- Chapter 9 Marriage to Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox
- Chapter 10 Birth and Loss
- Chapter 11 Back in Favour
- Chapter 12 Plotting for Darnley
- Chapter 13 Lennox and Darnley Travel to Scotland
- Chapter 14 The Marriage of Lord Darnley and Mary, Queen of Scots
- Chapter 15 Darnleyās Downfall and Margaretās Heartbreak
- Chapter 16 The Arrival of Mary, Queen of Scots, in England
- Chapter 17 The Assassination of Lennox
- Chapter 18 Plotting with Bess of Hardwick
- Chapter 19 Margaretās Final Years
- Chapter 20 Margaret Douglasās Legacy
- Bibliography
- Online Resources
- Plates Section