August 6 - Margaret Tudor’s secret marriage

On this day in Tudor history, 6th August 1514, Margaret Tudor, sister of Henry VIII and Regent of Scotland, married for a second time.

 

The widow of King James IV of Scotland married Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, the most important Scottish magnate, in a secret ceremony at Kinnoull in Perthshire. When news got out, it led to Margaret losing the Regency of Scotland.

 

Find out what happened next and how things turned out with Margaret and Angus, and how and why Margaret sought refuge at the English court, in today's talk from historian Claire Ridgway. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:

https://youtu.be/CEE88HDbM4M

 

You can also find out more about Margaret’s life in this video - https://youtu.be/4MyX4SfN5IE 

Also on this day in Tudor history, 6th August 1549, the Crown's forces met the rebels of the Prayer Book Rebellion in the Battle of Clyst Heath. Find out what happened in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/IABiBMQ3ACs