Scottish Queens, 1034-1714: The Queens and Consorts Who Shaped a Nation

by Rosalind K. Marshall

Overview

An “enlightening and fascinating” exploration of Scotland’s royal women, from Lady Macbeth to Mary Queen of Scots and beyond (Booklist).

The lives of the Scottish queens, both those who ruled in their own right and the consorts, have largely been neglected in conventional history books. One of the earliest known Scottish queens was none other than the notorious Lady Macbeth. Was she really the wicked woman depicted in Shakespeare’s famous play? Was St Margaret a demure and obedient wife? Why did Margaret Logie exercise such an influence over her husband, David II, and have we underestimated James VI’s consort, Anne of Denmark, frequently written off as a stupid and willful woman? Rosalind K. Marshall delves into these questions and more in this entertaining, impeccably researched book.

“A broad, impressive historical work and solid introduction to Scottish history from an oft-ignored perspective: that of the queens who exercised power whenever and wherever they could find it.” —Foreword Reviews 

Includes illustrations and genealogical tables

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781788851848
Publisher:	Birlinn, Limited
Publication date:	02/12/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	117,218
File size:	10 MB

About the Author

Dr Rosalind K. Marshall graduated in Scottish History from Edinburgh University. Her PhD thesis, based on the Duke of Hamilton's Archives, became her first book, and she has since written 16 others, along with over 150 historical articles. These include biographies of Mary, Queen of Scots and John Knox, and a history of St Giles' Cathedral. For a number of years she combined her writing career with her position as Historian at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, the Royal Society of Arts and the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, she is Chairman of the Scottish Record Society and the Virtual Hamilton Palace Trust, Honorary Historian of the Incorporation of Bonnetmakers and Dyers of Edinburgh and a Burgess of Edinburgh.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations viii

Genealogical Tables x

Preface xiii

1 Lady Macbeth to St Margaret 1

2 Shadowy Figures and Foreign Brides 15

3 The Maid of Norway and the Bruce Queens 30

4 The Early Stewart Queens: Euphemia Ross to Joan Beaufort 42

5 Mary of Gueldres 57

6 Margaret of Denmark 71

7 Margaret Tudor 85

8 Madeleine of France 100

9 Mary of Guise 111

10 Mary, Queen of Scots 126

11 Anne of Denmark 141

12 Henrietta Maria and Catherine of Braganza 155

13 Mary of Modena and Mary II 170

14 Anne 185

Conclusion 196

Abbreviations 203

Bibliography 204

Index 209

Editorial Reviews

Scottish Queens, 1034-1714 is a broad, impressive historical work and solid introduction to Scottish history from an oft-ignored perspective: that of the queens who exercised power whenever and wherever they could find it.

Foreword Reviews

Marshall’s enlightening and fascinating book is exceedingly relevant as its stories and themes seem, unfortunately, to be timeless.

Booklist