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Book News Week 44

*contains affiliate links* Book News week 44 – 28 October – 3 November 2024 The Tragic Life of Lady Jane Grey  Hardcover – 31 October 2024 (US) Elizabeth of York and the Birth of the Tudor Dynasty: Uniting the Roses  Hardcover – 30 October 2024 (UK) Daughters of Edward I  Paperback – 30 October 2024 [read more]

Margaret Leijonhufvud

Margaret Leijonhufvud – The Good Wife

This article was written by Sophie Strid. Margaret Leijonhufvud was Queen of Sweden from 1536 until her death in 1551. Born Margareta Eriksdotter on 1 January 1516 at Ekeberg Castle, she was the daughter of Ebba Eriksdotter Vasa and Erik Abrahamsson Leijonhufvud, who was executed in the Stockholm bloodbath when Margaret was only four years old. [read more]