Margaret Tudor

Henry had two sisters, this is Margaret Tudor, they spent much of their time at Eltham Palace, his parents were pleased by his self confidence in public occassions, Margaret was his older sister and looked over her brother, she was soon to be bethrothed to the King of Scotland.

Margaret had long golden hair. Margaret was 9 years old and the king of scotland was 25 yrs old when henry VII wanted to propose marriage to the Kinag of Scotland, but her parents wouldn't let her go rill she reached puberty.

When Aurther her brother died he left Margaret a small fortune and put it into the care of Henry VII. She eventually married a man neary 20 years her elder, she was but 13 years of age.

Margaret had a difficult life and made poor choices in husbandsHer first child was born when she was 16, the scottish subjects loved their queen.

February 21st 1507 Margaret gave birth to a boy and named him James, but in 1508 27th February the young prince died, she was already pregnant with her second child.

15th July 1508 she gave birth to a daughter, but the child died the same day. In spring 1509 she was pregnant again

1509 Henry VII died

Margarets third child was born October 21st and named Arthur in memory of her brother.

Margaret asked for her legacy from Henry VIII, that Arthur had left in Henry VII keeping, but there became a bitter saga of Margarets jewels

August 27th 1511 Margaret plagued by a bad dream begged her husband and king not to go to battle, but he didn't listen and died there. Margaret was made regent and she married Angus 1514 thinking it would be her protection.