The thistle and the rose
Porter, Linda, 1947-2024
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Margaret, the first Tudor princess and queen consort and queen regent of Scotland, is the forgotten Tudor. Yet the elder sister of Henry VIII led a life of great drama, composed in equal parts of privilege and pain, highlighted by personal danger, hardship and loss. Overlooked or dismissed by historians as 'Henry VIII in a dress' (not, in itself, necessarily an insult), Margaret has been ill-served by superficial biographies or heavy-handed academic attempts to paint her as an early feminist prototype. Yet recent research has revealed a quite different woman from the popular image of an oversexed whinger, whose main interests were her wardrobe and attractive young men. 'The Thistle and the Rose' reveals a woman who was a gifted politician and diplomatist.
Main title:
The thistle and the rose / Linda Porter.
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Imprint:
London : Apollo, 2024.London : Apollo, 2024.
Collation:
400 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781801105781 (hbk)
Dewey class:
920 MAR
Language:
English
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BRN:
2914702