Summary of Three Sisters, Three Queens: by Philippa Gregory | Includes Analysis

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Summary of Three Sisters, Three Queens by Philippa Gregory | Includes Analysis

 

 

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Three Sisters, Three Queens by Philippa Gregory is a novel that follows more than 30 years in the life of Margaret Tudor. Starting in 1501, when she’s 11 years

• Language: English
• Publisher: Instaread, Inc
• Release date: Feb 23, 2019
• ISBN: 9781683784807

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Three Sisters, Three Queens by Philippa Gregory is a novel that follows more than 30 years in the life of Margaret Tudor. Starting in 1501, when she’s 11 years old, the story traces Margaret’s movements between England and Scotland, where she struggles to maintain her grip on power after the death of her husband, the king. Through moments of triumph and sorrow, she maintains an impassioned correspondence with Mary and Katherine, her sister and sister-in-law, whom she holds in her heart with equal parts fondness and spite.

In London at the turn of the sixteenth century, Margaret meets Katherine of Aragon, the Spanish princess who is to marry her older brother Arthur. Margaret is not as taken with Katherine as her young siblings, Mary and Henry, who sometimes goes by Harry. Still, there’s something about this poised young woman that Margaret admires. Mentally, Margaret compares herself to Katherine. She will continue to do so for the rest of their lives.

After Arthur’s wedding, the newlyweds move to Ludlow. Margaret becomes betrothed to the king of Scotland, whom she will join in the north in a few years. She’s thrilled, but her joy is tempered by the sudden death of Arthur, with whom she was close. Soon after, in 1503, Margaret’s mother perishes in childbirth. On some level, Margaret holds Katherine responsible for both deaths.

Katherine returns to court. Neither her parents nor the king will give her any funds, which puts her