Margaret tudor

On November 28, 1489, Margaret Tudor was born. She was Henry VII's second child and first daughter, making her the perfect politically tool. It was because of Margaret's marriage to James IV of Scotland that England and Scotland united in 1603. However, it was during the reign of her great-great-great-great-granddaughter, Anne, that the two countries officially became part of Great Britain.

Gabrielle Anwar in The Tudors (2007)

As I have been working my way through the Tudor era I have been doing further research on the puzzling white band that appears in many early Tudor portraits. The result is this rather long post. I …

Georgie Henley as Margaret Tudor

Georgie Henley as Margaret Tudor

Margaret of Anjou. The source for this engraving is Biographical Sketches of the Queens of Great Britain, from the Norman Conquest to the Reign of Victoria, or Royal Book of Beauty, edited by Mary Howitt, Henry G Bohn, London, 1851.

Promotional Still of Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scots in S2, E1 of The Spanish Princess.

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Margaret I Queen OF Denmark, Norway AND Sweden (1375-1421):regent of Denmark, of Norway, and of Sweden, who, by diplomacy and war, pursued dynastic policies that led to the Kalmar Union (1397), which united Denmark, Norway, and Sweden until 1523 and Denmark and Norway until 1814.One of Scandinavia’s most eminent monarchs, Margaret was able not only to establish peace in her realms but also to maintain her authority against the aspirations of German princes and against the superior economic…

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Margaret Tudor Has A Wild Life After The Spanish Princess+#refinery29

I’ve resisted watching season two of The Spanish Princess (2020), because season one was so exhausting (I wrote recaps AND research articles about the history, the Spanish costumes, and the E…

Queen consort of James IV,mother of James V, and sister to King Henry VIII #tudor #henryviii #tudorhistory #history

Georgie Henley as Margaret Tudor