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Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox
Margaret Douglas, sometimes styled “Princess of Scotland”, was the daughter of Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scotland and her second husband, Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus. Margaret enjoyed the affection of her uncle King Henry VIII of England and was witness … Continue reading
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Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scotland
Margaret Tudor was the eldest daughter of King Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York. She was the elder sister of Henry VIII and Mary Tudor, Queen of France and Duchess of Suffolk. Her marriage to the King of … Continue reading
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Tagged Archibald Douglas, Avondale, Battle of Flodden Field, Earl of Angus, Henry Steward, Henry VII, Henry VIII, James IV, James V, Lady Margaret Douglas, Linlithgow Castle, Margaret Tudor, Mary Tudor, Queen of Scotland, sister, Stirling Castle
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Mary Tudor, Queen of France and Duchess of Suffolk
We would like to continue our series on Tudor queens by examining the life of Mary Tudor, the younger sister of King Henry VIII. She began as a victim of circumstances but ended up marrying the love of her life. … Continue reading
Katherine Parr, Queen of England
After the disastrous marriage to Catherine Howard, Henry probably just wanted a wife who could nurse him through his various ailments and not cause him any trouble. Henry did not actively seek a wife at this time but he was … Continue reading
Catherine Howard, Queen of England
Of all of Henry VIII’s six wives, the most beautiful was probably the nubile Catherine Howard. Henry called her his “rose without a thorn”. But she was also a silly creature who had no idea how her behavior affected others … Continue reading
Posted in Queens and Rulers, Scandalous Women, Tudor Queens, Wives of Henry VIII
Tagged Anne Boleyn, Anne of Cleves, Queen, Thomas Cranmer, Tudor
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Anne of Cleves, Queen of England
Poor Anne of Cleves was sitting at the home of her brother the Duke of Cleves, minding her own business when who do you think came calling? King Henry VIII of England. He sent his trusted and favorite painter, Hans … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne of Cleves, Henry VIII, Queen, Schmalkaldic League, Thomas Cromwell, Tudor
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Jane Seymour, Queen of England
After all the storm and drama of Henry VIII’s first two marriages, his third marriage to Jane Seymour seems almost serene. After a prolonged effort to divorce his first wife and a definitive, far reaching split from the Catholic Church … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Boleyn, Catherine of Aragon, Edward VI, Henry VIII, Jane Seymour, son, third wife
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Anne Boleyn, Queen of England
We heard about Anne Boleyn in our post about Catherine of Aragon. Anne has the distinction of being the first Queen Consort to be beheaded and because of her, the course of ecclesiastical history in England changed forever. Anne’s exact … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Boleyn, beheaded, Cromwell, Elizabeth I, England, Episcopal Church, Marquess of Pembroke, Queen, Tudor, Wolsey
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Catherine of Aragon, Queen of England
After many years of the long, convoluted and tragic English civil strife called The Wars of the Roses, the House of Lancaster had finally prevailed. Henry Tudor, the Welsh prince with Lancaster blood in his veins through his mother Margaret … Continue reading
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Tagged England, Henry VII, Henry VIII, Lancaster, Queen, Spain, Tudor, War of the Roses, York
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