Scourge Of Henry VIII – The Life Of Marie De Guise

An overdue look at a rather forgotten but important figure

by Melanie Clegg

Publisher Pen & Sword Price £15.99 Release Out Now How do you get around the slight commercial problem posed by writing about one of history’s less instantly recognisable names? Title it after one of history’s biggest celebrities, of course. There’s a very good chance that you won’t have heard of Marie de Guise, but you will almost certainly have heard of her potential suitor, King Henry VIII. Despite the title, Clegg’s book is in fact a fairly conventional biography – and as biographies of de Guise are in rather short supply, it’s one that’s most welcome. In choosing a subject who is not only overlooked but also fascinating – she was born into the well-connected and powerful Lorraine family in France and married King James V (which was the second…

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