Princess Margaret Tudor is just a child when she is wed to
King James IV of Scotland, but she has been entrusted with a
mission from her father.
"The peace of kingdoms depends on you," he tells her when
she is ten years old.
It is a message she keeps close to her heart throughout D.L.
Bogdan's THE FORGOTTEN QUEEN.
Margaret is just 13 years old when she travels to Scotland
to marry the much older King James, and she is still a young
woman when he is killed in battle, leaving her to protect
their infant son and lead the country. This fictional memoir
recalls the most powerful and emotional points of Margaret's
life, when she is torn between being a daughter of England,
a queen of Scotland, and a woman who just wants to be loved.
Author and historian Bogdan infuses the book with the color
of the time, helping us understand the delicate political
machinations between Scotland, England, France and Rome. THE
FORGOTTEN QUEEN is an entertaining and enlightening story
about a woman who is at once strong and weak as she tries to
hold her own against those who would manipulate her and her
son. It also gives us some insight into the childhood events
that shaped the lives and rules of James IV and James V.
The book doesn't shy away from Margaret's sexual
relationships with her husbands, but the scenes are not
graphic, and I believe the book is appropriate for teenagers.
Fans of "The Tudors" television series may be surprised by
this portrayal of Margaret. The series never talked about
Henry VIII's older sister, and the writers gave her name to
his much younger sister. Little Mary is the one who grew up
to marry first a foreign king and then Henry's good friend
Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk.
I enjoyed reading THE FORGOTTEN QUEEN and would recommend it
to anyone interested in the Tudor family or Scottish history.
From her earliest days, Margaret Tudor knows she will not
have the luxury of choosing a husband. Her duty is to gain
alliances for England. Barely out of girlhood, Margaret is
married by proxy to James IV and travels to Edinburgh to
become Queen of Scotland.
Despite her doubts, Margaret falls under the spell of her
adopted home. But while Jamie is an affectionate husband, he
is not a faithful one. And nothing can guarantee Margaret’s
safety when Jamie leads an army against her own brother,
Henry VIII. In the wake of loss she falls prey to an
ambitious earl and brings Scotland to the brink of anarchy.
Beset by betrayal and secret alliances, Margaret has one
aim—to preserve the crown of Scotland for her son, no matter
what the cost…
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