Margaret Douglas was a Tudor Princess - Granddaughter of King Henry 7th, niece to Henry 8th, cousin to Elizabeth 1st and mother in law to Mary Queen of Scots. For decades she was at the centre of both English and Scottish affairs - and was locked up in the Tower of London 3 times for her troubles. Her story is a fascinating one; she witnessed some of the most famous events in English history.

Sources/Further Reading

Weir, Alison: The Lost Tudor Princess

Weir, Alison: The Life of Elizabeth 1st

Williams, Kate: The Betrayal of Mary Queen of Scots- Elizabeth 1st and her Greatest Rival

Bibby, Dr Miriam: Margaret Douglas: The Women Who Defied Henry VIII – Twice

https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Margaret-Douglas/

Flantzer, Susan: Lady Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox https://www.unofficialroyalty.com/lady-margaret-douglas-countess-of-lennox/

Tudor Times: Margaret Douglas - Life Story https://tudortimes.co.uk/people/margaret-douglas-life-story

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Margaret Douglas was a Tudor Princess - Granddaughter of King Henry 7th, niece to Henry 8th, cousin to Elizabeth 1st and mother in law to Mary Queen of Scots. For decades she was at the centre of both English and Scottish affairs - and was locked up in the Tower of London 3 times for her troubles. Her story is a fascinating one; she witnessed some of the most famous events in English history.

Sources/Further Reading

Weir, Alison: The Lost Tudor Princess

Weir, Alison: The Life of Elizabeth 1st

Williams, Kate: The Betrayal of Mary Queen of Scots- Elizabeth 1st and her Greatest Rival

Bibby, Dr Miriam: Margaret Douglas: The Women Who Defied Henry VIII – Twice

https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Margaret-Douglas/

Flantzer, Susan: Lady Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox https://www.unofficialroyalty.com/lady-margaret-douglas-countess-of-lennox/

Tudor Times: Margaret Douglas - Life Story https://tudortimes.co.uk/people/margaret-douglas-life-story

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Sylvia Plath is today remembered as one of the most influential and popular writers of the 20th Century - she was called ‘the most gifted woman poet’ - a term that still manages to capture the sexism she encountered throughout her life. Growing up in the 1950s was a difficult time for women who wanted both a family and a career, and this is something Sylvia would struggle with for her entire life - how to reconcile her wish to be a writer with her desire to conform.

Sources/Further Reading

Clarke, Heather: Red Comet - The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath

Wagner-Martin, Linda: Sylvia Plath - A Biography

Steinberg, Peter K: They Had to Call and Call - The Search for Sylvia Plath https://sylviaplath.info/documents/Steinberg_2010_Search.pdf

Sylvia Plath Blogspot https://sylviaplathinfo.blogspot.com/

Poetry Foundation - Sylvia Plath https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/sylvia-plath

Wikipedia: Sylvia Plath https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_Plath

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Sylvia Plath is today remembered as one of the most influential and popular writers of the 20th Century - she was called ‘the most gifted woman poet’ - a term that still manages to capture the sexism she encountered throughout her life. Growing up in the 1950s was a difficult time for women who wanted both a family and a career, and this is something Sylvia would struggle with for her entire life - how to reconcile her wish to be a writer with her desire to conform.

Sources/Further Reading

Clarke, Heather: Red Comet - The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath

Wagner-Martin, Linda: Sylvia Plath - A Biography

Steinberg, Peter K: They Had to Call and Call - The Search for Sylvia Plath https://sylviaplath.info/documents/Steinberg_2010_Search.pdf

Sylvia Plath Blogspot https://sylviaplathinfo.blogspot.com/

Poetry Foundation - Sylvia Plath https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/sylvia-plath

Wikipedia: Sylvia Plath https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_Plath

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Isabella of France was the daughter, sister, wife and mother to Kings; acutely conscious of her royal bloodline and dignity, she was not going to be pushed around. When her husband and his hated favourite insulted and belittled her, she took matters into her own hands and did something no woman has done before or since - launched an invasion of England.

Sources/Further Reading

Warner, Kathryn: Isabella of France, the rebel queen - the story of the queen who deposed her husband Edward II

Weir, Alison: Isabella, She Wolf of France, Queen of England

Turner, James: Battle, Betrayal and Baliol - the Struggle for Scotland and the Battle of Annan https://www.medievalists.net/2024/12/battle-betrayal-balliol-scotland/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_of_France#In_retirement,_1330–1358

Isabella: She Wolf of France and the death of Edward 2nd https://www.timeref.com/episodes/isabella_shewolf_of_france_and_death_of_edward_ii.htm

Usilton, Larry W.: Isabella of France:https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/biography/isabella-france

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Isabella of France was the daughter, sister, wife and mother to Kings; acutely conscious of her royal bloodline and dignity, she was not going to be pushed around. When her husband and his hated favourite insulted and belittled her, she took matters into her own hands and did something no woman has done before or since - launched an invasion of England.

Sources/Further Reading

Warner, Kathryn: Isabella of France, the rebel queen - the story of the queen who deposed her husband Edward II

Weir, Alison: Isabella, She Wolf of France, Queen of England

Turner, James: Battle, Betrayal and Baliol - the Struggle for Scotland and the Battle of Annan https://www.medievalists.net/2024/12/battle-betrayal-balliol-scotland/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_of_France#In_retirement,_1330–1358

Isabella: She Wolf of France and the death of Edward 2nd https://www.timeref.com/episodes/isabella_shewolf_of_france_and_death_of_edward_ii.htm

Usilton, Larry W.: Isabella of France:https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/biography/isabella-france

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Isabella of France became Queen of England when she was only 12 years old, and she found a husband who was was not interested in her - both because of her age and her gender. From her first step on English soil she was consistently ignored by the King, who much preferred to spend time with his court favourites. Isabella grew up to be a strong and formidable character, and soon King Edward 2nd would push her too far.

Sources/Further Reading

Warner, Kathryn: Isabella of France, the rebel queen - the story of the queen who deposed her husband Edward II

Weir, Alison: Isabella, She Wolf of France, Queen of England

Turner, James: Battle, Betrayal and Baliol - the Struggle for Scotland and the Battle of Annan https://www.medievalists.net/2024/12/battle-betrayal-balliol-scotland/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_of_France#In_retirement,_1330–1358

Isabella: She Wolf of France and the death of Edward 2nd https://www.timeref.com/episodes/isabella_shewolf_of_france_and_death_of_edward_ii.htm

Usilton, Larry W.: Isabella of France:https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/biography/isabella-france

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Isabella of France became Queen of England when she was only 12 years old, and she found a husband who was was not interested in her - both because of her age and her gender. From her first step on English soil she was consistently ignored by the King, who much preferred to spend time with his court favourites. Isabella grew up to be a strong and formidable character, and soon King Edward 2nd would push her too far.

Sources/Further Reading

Warner, Kathryn: Isabella of France, the rebel queen - the story of the queen who deposed her husband Edward II

Weir, Alison: Isabella, She Wolf of France, Queen of England

Turner, James: Battle, Betrayal and Baliol - the Struggle for Scotland and the Battle of Annan https://www.medievalists.net/2024/12/battle-betrayal-balliol-scotland/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_of_France#In_retirement,_1330–1358

Isabella: She Wolf of France and the death of Edward 2nd https://www.timeref.com/episodes/isabella_shewolf_of_france_and_death_of_edward_ii.htm

Usilton, Larry W.: Isabella of France:https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/biography/isabella-france

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