Scourge of Henry VIII: The Life of Marie de Guise

Scourge of Henry VIII: The Life of Marie de Guise

The little-known story of the mother of Mary, Queen of Scots and her feud with the Tudors: â€œWill fascinate anyone who loves a simmering, twisting taleâ€ (All About History).
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Mary, Queen of Scots continues to intrigue both historians and the general publicâ€”but the story of her mother, Marie de Guise, is much less well known. A political power in her own right, she was born into the powerful and ambitious Lorraine family, spending her formative years at the dazzling, licentious court of FranÃ§ois I. Although briefly courted by Henry VIII, she instead married his nephew, James V of Scotland, in 1538.
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Jamesâ€™s premature death four years later left their six-day-old daughter, Mary, as queen, and presented Marie with the formidable challenge of winning the support of the Scottish people and protecting her daughterâ€™s threatened birthright. Content until now to remain in the background and play the part of the obedient wife, Marie spent the next eighteen years effectively governing Scotlandâ€”devoting her considerable intellect, courage, and energy to safeguarding her daughterâ€™s inheritance by using a deft mixture of cunning, charm, determination, and tolerance. This biography, from the author of Marie Antoinette: An Intimate History, tells the story and offers a fresh assessment of this most fascinating and underappreciated of sixteenth-century female rulers.
Country USA
Manufacturer Pen & Sword History
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2019-02-20
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Pen & Sword History
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2019-02-20
Format	Kindle eBook

Scourge of Henry VIII: The Life of Marie de Guise

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