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5 de ene. de 2015 · 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.
1 de ene. de 2021 · Mary McGrigor shares the history of Margaret Douglas, who masterminded the marriage of her son Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, to Mary Queen of Scots. She was born, on 7 October 1515, as her mother fled from enemies, in a castle with a leaking roof. Margaret, named after her mother, was the daughter of Margaret Tudor, daughter of Henry VII of ...
8 de oct. de 2019 · Last week I told how Margaret, then the Queen Dowager, lost the regency of Scotland after it was revealed that she had married Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, in August 1514, less than a year after she was widowed. It was a passionate affair by all accounts, but ended with John Stewart, Duke of Albany, taking over as regent in July, 1515 ...
The appointment of Lady Margaret Douglas, the King's own niece, daughter of a Queen, and half-sister of a King, to be her lady in waiting must have seemed quite a coup. It also separated Margaret from Mary, as Anne, perhaps jealous, but certainly frightened of Henry’s lingering affection for his daughter, took every opportunity to undermine her and detach any of Mary's friends or supporters ...
Learn about the life and legacy of Margaret Douglas, a Tudor noblewoman who stirred up trouble and intrigue at court. Watch this episode of A Brief History on YouTube.
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Though Margaret Douglas was high in her uncle Henry VIII's favor, she was twice discredited; first for her marriage to Lord Thomas Howard, who died in the Tower of London in 1537, and again, in 1541, for her affair with Sir Charles Howard, brother of Queen Catherine Howard In 1544, Margaret married a Scottish exile, Matthew Stuart, 4th earl of Lennox, who was regent of Scotland in 1570–71.
Margaret Douglas and her cousin Eleanor Brandon were the favourite nieces of Henry VIII (at least in the beginning of the 1530s). Look at portraits of Eleanor Brandon Margaret Douglas and Eleanor Brandon both received a specific piece of jewellery (a brooch) from him which he also gave - according to Susan James - to his new bride Katherine Parr in 1543.
