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Margaret Douglas, Henry VIII's Niece

โœ Scribed by McGrigor, Mary

Book ID
108376687
Publisher
The History Press
Year
2014
Tongue
English
Weight
3 MB
Series
The Other Tudor Princess:
Category
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780750963190

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โœฆ Synopsis

Margaret Douglas: The Other Tudor Princess brings to life the story of Margaret Douglas, a shadowy and mysterious character in Tudor history - but who now takes centre stage in this tale of the bitter struggle for power during the reign of Henry VIII. Margaret is Henry's beloved niece, but defies the King by indulging in two scandalous affairs. Yet when the King turns against his second wife Anne Boleyn and declares his daughters Mary and Elizabeth bastards, it is Margaret he appoints as his heir to the throne. Imprisoned in the Tower on two occasions, it is the arrangement of the marriage of Margaret's son, Lord Darnely, to his cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots, that unites their claims to the throne and angers her uncle King Henry yet again. Yet this match brings tragedy, as her son is brutally murdered. As Margaret reaches old age, her place in the dynasty is still not safe, and she dies in mysterious circumstances. But was Margaret poisoned on the orders of Queen Elizabeth? This...

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