Three Sisters, Three Queens

Three girls, two countries, one purpose. Bring countries closer together, and build allies. Three sisters, three queens, but only one will come out on top.


Margaret Tudor is sent to Scotland, to be its queen, and to bring a peace to England and Scotland that will hopefully endure.
During her time there, she learns that her sisters, Queen Katherine of England and Dowager Queen Mary of France, are united, and most of the time, she feels as though they are against her. Katherine is responsible for the army that kills Margaret's husband and the bitterness inside her begins to build. As the years move forward, the bitterness comes and goes, but she never forgets that they are sisters, they are queens, and therefore, they must try and remain united. Through the trials that her second husband puts her through, and the rise and fall of her fortunes, Margaret never forgets her place or who she is. She is determined to remain on top and hold on to power no matter what she has to do.

The rise and fall of these three women is told mainly through Margaret, who is rather petty and very shallow when it comes to her outlook on life. A pampered upbringing and very sheltered existance does not prepare her for what she will face when she reaches Scotland and the many trials that she will endure there. I loved and hated this book. I felt that it was rather unfair to all three ladies at some points, but then it would turn and redeem itself. It was a rather interesting read and did not take me long to get through, although I had to set it down and walk away for a bit when I had enough of the attitude that Margaret held throughout the book.