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The Thistle and the Rose: Margaret Tudor and the Union of the Crowns
In 1503, a thirteen-year-old English princess named Margaret Tudor rode north to marry King James IV of Scotland. That marriage, sealed with a papal dispensation and a lavish ceremony at Holyrood Abbey, was meant to bring lasting peace between two warring kingdoms. Instead, it set in motion a chain of events that would, a century later, unite the crowns of Scotland and England under Margaret's own great-grandson, James VI. This episode explores the political maneuvering behind the marriage, the cultural clash at the Scottish court, and how Margaret's stubborn survival through the…
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