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Radio 4,7 mins

Mary of Guise – a profile

Woman's Hour

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Anna Magnusson explores the life and legacy of Mary of Guise, the second wife of James V Scotland and mother of Mary Queen of Scots, who served as regent of Scotland in her daughter's name from 1554 to 1560. Anna Magnusson visits Stirling Castle where Mary made her home. Part of Woman’s Hour’s series on Ruling Queens.

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