The Lost Tudor Princess: A Life of Margaret Douglas,Countess of Lennox.

UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,colour pictorial image illustrated front panel of dw/dj with dark blue and gilt lettering,critics' reviews to rear panel; with negligible shelf- wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,a black+ silver striped headband and immaculate plain dark blue endpapers.UK, thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,viii-xxipp+2-542pp [paginated] includes recto of contents list/table,illustrations list/table,author's introduction,a prologue,22 chapters,16pp contemporary facsimile b/w+colour portrait and illustrations reproductions in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp168/69 and pp360/61 respectively,appendices (I + II),Chief Dramatis Personnae,a bibliography,notes and references and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,2 single page b/w maps (Margaret's Scotland and Margaret's England,genealogical tables (House of Stewart [Scotland],Houses of York and Tudor [England] - single pages,double-paged House of Angus,and double-paged House of Lennox),reverse of illustrations list/table,title separator page with blank reverse and 10pp blanks at the rear of the book. Royal Tudor blood ran in her veins.Her mother was a queen,her father an earl,and she herself was the granddaughter,neice,cousin and grandmother of monarchs.Some thought she should be queen of England.She ranked high at the court of her uncle,Henry VIII,and was lady of honour to five of his wives.Beautiful and tempestuous,she created scandal,not just once,but twice,by falling in love with unsuitable men.Fortunately,the marriage arranged for her turned into a love match.
Throughout her life her dynastic ties to two crowns proved hazardous. A born political intriguer,she was imprisoned in the Tower of London on three occasions,once under sentence of death.She helped bring about one of the most notorious royal marriages of the sixteenth century,but it brought her only tragedy.Her son and her husband were brutally murdered,and there were rumours that she herelf was poisoned.She warred with two queens,Mary of Scotland and Elizabeth of England.A brave survivor,she was instrumental in securing the Stuart succession to the throne of England for her grandson.
Her story deserves to be better known.This is the biography of an extraordinary life that spanned five Tudor reigns,a life packed with intrigue,drama and tragedy.
Alison Weir's non-fiction books include 'The Six Wives of Henry VIII: King and Court','Mary,Queen of Scots','Katherine Swynford' and 'Elizabeth of York'.Her novels include 'Innocent Traitor','The Lady Elizabeth' and 'A Dangerous Inheritance'. Please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk,because of the weight/value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.