Thursday 8 May, 2.30 pm – Star Room, John Gray Centre, Haddington.
Haddington’s History Society is thrilled to welcome historian and author Dr Linda Porter to talk about her latest book, The Thistle and the Rose: the Extraordinary Life of Margaret Tudor.
This neglected queen of Scots, wife of James IV and sister of Henry VIII, was a key player in Anglo-Scottish diplomacy in the first half of the 16th century, treading a thorny path between the Scottish lords and her obstructive brother, Henry VIII of England.
Margaret has a local connection. In 1503 she stayed the night at St Mary’s Cistercian Abbey, Haddington, on her way to marry James IV.
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