Discover Scotland's turbulent history through the lives of its medieval queens, who ruled, loved, and sacrificed for their nation.

Scotland’s history is dramatic, violent and bloody.

Being England’s northern neighbour has never been easy.

Scotland’s queens have had to deal with war, murder, imprisonment, political rivalries and open betrayal. They have loved and lost, raised kings and queens, ruled and died for Scotland.

From St Margaret, who became one of the patron saints of Scotland, to Elizabeth de Burgh and the dramatic story of the Scottish Wars of Independence, to the love story and tragedy of Joan Beaufort, to Margaret of Denmark and the dawn of the Renaissance, Scotland’s Medieval Queens have seen it all.

This is the story of Scotland through their eyes.

• Cover
• Dedication
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• Prologue
• Chapter One: St Margaret, Queen of Scots
• Chapter Two: The Daughters-in-Law of St Margaret
• Chapter Three: Peace with a Marriage
• Chapter Four: Queen Ermengarde
• Chapter Five: The Foundations of Peace
• Chapter Six: An Enduring Peace
• Chapter Seven: Scotland’s First Queen Regnant
• Chapter Eight: The House of Balliol
• Chapter Nine: The King and Queen of the May
• Chapter Ten: Joan Makepeace and the Second War of Independence
• Chapter Eleven: The Rise of the House of Stewart
• Chapter Twelve: Family Feuds
• Chapter Thirteen: Renaissance Queens
• Postscript
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Plates