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England Under The Tudors: Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scotland (c. 1489-1541)

Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scotland. She was sister to Henry VIII and married first to Scotland's King James IV, bearing him a son who became Scotlands James V. After her husband's death, she married Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus, giving him a daughter, Margaret Douglas. That daughter became mother of Lord Darnley who married Mary Queen of Scots. As England's James I was born to that marriage, Margaret Tudor is the link tying together the monarchies of Tudor and Stuart.

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6 Wives Of Henry Viii

Ex Wives Of Henry Viii

Countess Elizabeth Bathory

The Tudor Family

Mary Queen Of Scots Execution

English Monarchs

Jane Seymour Tudor Portraits

Tudor Monarchs

King Edward VI, Son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour

King Edward VI, Son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour (c) Christ's Hospital of Abingdon; Supplied by The Public Catalogue Foundation

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James V, King of Scotland, father of Mary, Queen of Scots, son of Margaret Tudor

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Ambrosius Benson

Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien

Lady Jane Grey

Hans Holbein The Younger

Hans Holbein

Possibly Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scotland, daughter of Henry VII and sister of Henry VIII

Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scotland, daughter of Henry VII and sister to King Henry VIII. Her husband was James IV, King of Scotland. Grandmother to Mary, Queen of Scots. 1st Cousin

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Curious and Wondrous Travel Destinations

A Graphic Guide to Cemetery Symbolism | Atlas Obscura

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Mary Queen of Scots and her son James, who would later take the throne after Queen Elizabeths death. Queen Elizabeth hated Mary & her Catholic faith, Elizabeth jailed Mary in the tower for a total 19 years before executing her. James grew up alone and mistreated by his uncle, he lost his mother in his life shortly after this painting. Mary had sought out Elizabeths protection, but she was refused & imprisoned, never once seeing Elizabeth. Queen Elizabeth was after all still her fathers daught...

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Charles Brandon

Mary Tudor

Queen Of France

Princess Mary Tudor, who was born on the 18th March 1496, the youngest daughter of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, who inherited her father’s auburn colouring and the delicate loveliness of her mother and fabled grandmother, that astonishing and radiant beauty, Elizabeth Woodville.

Katherine of Aragon at age 11. Wife to Prince Arthur and then Henry VIII.

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Princess Elizabeth’s New Years gift to her father, Henry VIII, 1546

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The Queen Elizabeth Ii

19 Strange And Delightful Facts About British History

19 Strange And Delightful Facts About British History, Queen Elizabeth II is related to Vlad The Impaler,