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Thistle and the Rose The Story of Margaret, Princess of England, Queen of Scotland

When King Henry VII negotiates peace with Scotland, his daughter's hand in marriage is the ultimate prize. A true princess, Margaret Tudor leaves her beloved England and accepts her fate unquestioningly. But to her surprise she falls madly in love with the fearsome Scottish King. Originally published: London: Robert Hale, 1963.

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  • "When King Henry VII negotiates peace with Scotland, his daughter's hand in marriage is the ultimate prize. A true princess, Margaret Tudor leaves her beloved England and accepts her fate unquestioningly. But to her surprise she falls madly in love with the fearsome Scottish King. Originally published: London: Robert Hale, 1963."@en
  • "Princess Margaret Tudor is the greatest prize when her father, Henry VII, negotiates the Treaty of Perpetual Peace with neighboring Scotland. The betrothal is meant to end decades of bloody border wars, but it becomes a love match: To Margaret's surprise, she finds joy in her marriage to the dashing James IV of Scotland, a man sixteen years her senior. But the marriage, and the peace it brings to both nations, does not last."@en
  • "Princess Margaret Tudor is the greatest prize when her father, Henry VII, negotiates the Treaty of Perpetual Peace with neighboring Scotland. The betrothal is meant to end decades of bloody border wars, but it becomes a love match: To Margaret's surprise, she finds joy in her marriage to the dashing James IV of Scotland, a man sixteen years her senior. But the marriage, and the peace it brings to both nations, does not last. When King James is struck down by the armies of Henry VIII, Margaret, Princess of England, but Queen of Scotland, finds herself torn between loyalty to the land and family of her birth and to that of her baby son, now King of the Scots. She decides to remain in Scotland and carve out her own destiny, surviving a scandalous second marriage and battling with both her son and her brother to the very end. Like all the Tudors, Margaret's life would be one of turmoil and controversy, but through her descendants, England and Scotland would unite as one nation, under one rule, and find peace."@en
  • "When King Henry VII negotiates peace with Scotland, his daughter's hand in marriage to James IV is the ultimate prize. To her surprise, Margaret falls madly in love with the Scottish king and finds happiness as queen of Scotland, but neither the marriage nor the peace is to last. When James IV is defeated in battle by Margaret's own brother, she is torn between fleeing to her homeland and protecting her son's future. It seems that once again Margaret's destiny is not to be her own . . ."@en
  • "Princess Margaret Tudor is the greatest prize when her father, Henry VII, negotiates the Treaty of Perpetual Peace with neighboring Scotland. The betrothal is meant to end decades of bloody border wars, but it becomes a love match: To Margaret's surprise, she finds joy in her marriage to the dashing James IV of Scotland, a man sixteen years her senior. But the marriage, and the peace it brings to both nations, does not last. When King James is struck down by the armies of Henry VIII, Margaret, Princess of England, but Queen of Scotland, finds herself torn between loyalty to the land and family of her birth and to that of her baby son, now King of the Scots. She decides to remain in Scotland and carve out her own destiny, surviving a scandalous second marriage and battling with both her son and her brother to the very end. Like all the Tudors, Margaret's life would be one of turmoil and controversy, but through her descendants, England and Scotland would unite as one nation, under one rule, and find peace."
  • "From the pen of the legendary historical novelist Jean Plaidy comes the story of Princess Margaret Tudor, whose life of tragedy, bloodshed, and scandal would rival even that of her younger brother, Henry VIII. Princess Margaret Tudor is the greatest prize when her father, Henry VII, negotiates the Treaty of Perpetual Peace with neighboring Scotland. The betrothal is meant to end decades of bloody border wars, but it becomes a love match: To Margaret's surprise, she finds joy in her marriage to the dashing James IV of Scotland, a man sixteen years her senior. But the marriage, and the peace it brings to both nations, does not last. When King James is struck down by the armies of Henry VIII, Margaret'Princess of England, but Queen of Scotland'finds herself torn between loyalty to the land and family of her birth and to that of her baby son, now King of the Scots. She decides to remain in Scotland and carve out her own destiny, surviving a scandalous second marriage and battling with both her son and her brother to the very end. Like all the Tudors, Margaret's life would be one of turmoil and controversy, but through her descendants, England and Scotland would unite as one nation, under one rule, and find peace. From the Trade Paperback edition."
  • "Princess Margaret Tudor is the greatest prize when her father, Henry VII, negotiates the Treaty of Perpetual Peace with neighboring Scotland. The betrothal is meant to end decades of bloody border wars, but it becomes a love match: To Margaret's surprise, she finds joy in her marriage to the dashing James IV of Scotland, a man sixteen years her senior."@en
  • "When King Henry VII negotiates peace with Scotland, his daughter's hand in marriage to James IV is the ultimate prize. To her surprise, Margaret falls madly in love with the Scottish king and finds happiness as queen of Scotland, but neither the marriage nor the peace is to last. When James IV is defeated in battle by Margaret's own brother, she is torn between fleeing to her homeland and protecting her son's future. It seems that once again Margaret's destiny is not to be her own..."@en
  • "A lusty period of English history, the writer writes of an indomitable woman who battled the courts of Scotland, England and France for her children and the men she loved."

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  • "Biographical fiction"
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  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Historical fiction"
  • "Historical fiction"@en
  • "Historical"@en
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  • "History"
  • "Large type books"
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  • "Thistle and the Rose The Story of Margaret, Princess of England, Queen of Scotland"@en
  • "The thistle and the rose a novel"@en
  • "The thistle and the rose a novel"
  • "El Cardo y la rosa"
  • "The thistle and the rose : the Tudor princesses"
  • "The thistle and the rose : a novel"
  • "The thistle and the rose : a novel"@en
  • "El cardo y la rosa"
  • "El cardo y la rosa"@es
  • "The Thistle and the Rose"@en
  • "The Thistle And The Rose / the Tudor Princesses"@en
  • "The thistle and the rose"@en
  • "The thistle and the rose"