Episode 320: Lady Margaret Douglas
Update: 2025-12-10
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Margaret Douglas, niece of Henry VIII, spent her entire life at the center of Tudor politics. In this episode I look at her childhood in the royal nursery, the scandal that sent her to the Tower, her influential marriage into the Lennox family, and the choices that helped place her grandson James VI on the English throne. A detailed look at the woman who linked the Tudor and Stuart dynasties.
Related episodes:
Margaret Douglas' secret marriage: https://youtu.be/wIFZYwqhc90
Arbella Stuart: https://youtu.be/YJKkrYLRgy8
Tracy Borman on the other contenders: https://youtu.be/Uod4VosDhno
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