Mary, Queen of Scots' marriage to the Earl of Bothwell is notorious. Less known is Bothwell's first wife, Jean Gordon, who extricated herself from their marriage and survived the intrigue of the Queen's court. Daughters of the North reframes this turbulent period in history by focusing on Jean, who became Countess of Sutherland, following her from her birth as the daughter of the 'King of the North' to her disastrous union with the notorious Earl of Bothwell - and her lasting legacy to the Earldom of Sutherland.
Jennifer Morag Henderson has had articles, short stories and poems published in magazines and anthologies, including Riptide (Two Ravens Press), Northwords Now, The Dalhousie Review, Gutter, by the BBC and others. As a playwright her work has been performed for the National Theatre of Scotland's Five Minute Theatre project, and elsewhere. She holds an MA in English Language and Sociology from the University of Glasgow, and a Graduate degree from Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Title: Daughters of the North: Jean Gordon and Mary, Queen of Scots
Author: Henderson, Jennifer Morag
ISBN: 9781913207755
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Publisher: Sandstone Press Ltd
Publication Date: 2022-03-17
Number of Pages: 528
Weight: 0.8402 kg
'Involving and satisfying.'
-- Sarah Fraser
'A sweeping yet intricately researched tale of 16th century Scotland.'
-- S.G. MacLean