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1501 onwards: Three sisters will become the queens of England, Scotland and France.
Three Sisters, Three Queens
What you need to know before your trail
When Katherine of Aragon is brought to the Tudor court as a young bride, the oldest princess, Margaret, takes her measure. With one look, each knows the other for a rival, an ally, a pawn, destined – with Margaret’s younger sister Mary – to a sisterhood unique in all the world. The three sisters will become the queens of England, Scotland and France.
United by family loyalties and affections, the three queens find themselves set against each other. As they experience betrayals, dangers, loss and passion, the three sisters find that the only constant in their perilous lives is their special bond, more powerful than any man, even a king.
Locations
Reset- England _ London
- A: Westminster Abbey
- B: Greenwich Palace
- Scotland - Edinburgh
- C: Palace of Holyroodhouse
- D: Edinburgh - Edinburgh Castle
- E: Edinburgh - Linlithgow Palace
Travel Guide
BookTrail Travel to London
England and Scottish Palaces
Some of the places and palaces in the book sadly no longer exist. However there are many which do and the main ones to feature in the story of these three sisters which you can visit, are the following:
Scotland
Linlithgow Palace
Margaret spent much of her time here and it was the location of the birth of her son, later James V.
Edinburgh Castle
The sceptre, part of the Crown Jewels, although subsequently modified in the reign of James V, is probably that which Margaret held at her coronation.
Holyrood House
The Queen’s official residence in Edinburgh and the home of Scottish royal history. Margaret had little time to get to know her new husband before they were married in the chapel at Holyroodhouse
Stirling Castle
12th-century castle and former Renaissance royals palace, with great hall and regimental museum.
England
The story and the Tudor Court is located in London at the start of the novel and then travels to Scotland as Margaret prepares to become the Queen of Scotland. She was Queen from 1503 until 1513 by marriage to James IV of Scotland and then, she became regent for their son James V of Scotland. She was born at Westminster Palace where the novel starts.
Booktrail Boarding Pass: Three Sisters, Three Queens
Destination : London, Edinburgh, Scotland, England Author/Guide: Philippa Gregory Departure Time: 1501 onwards
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