Margaret Tudor was Henry VIII's older sister and became the Queen of
Scotland after her marriage to James IV in 1503. Her life was troubled
and fraught with tension. She was continually caught between her country
of birth and the country she ruled. After James IV's death, she made the
disastrous decision to marry the Earl of Angus, threatening her regency
and forcing the Scottish council to send for the Duke of Albany to rule
in her stead. Over the years Margaret's allegiance swung between England
and Scotland making her brother Henry VIII both her ally and her enemy
at times. Although Margaret wished for peace between the two countries,
these were tumultuous years and she didn't always make the wisest
choices. Yet all she did, she did for her son James V and her absolute
conviction he would rule Scotland as its rightful king.