A period of history I’ve never really had much of an interest in, but this is definitely a fascinating story!
Woman in 16th Century Scottish dress (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/34845/34845-h/34845-h.htm)
By all accounts, Lady Katherine Gordon was a beautiful woman. She was the daughter of a Scottish nobleman with royal connections and married four times, including to the pretender to the English throne, Perkin Warbeck. She was a witness to many important events in Tudor history.
Katherine was born c. 1474, the daughter of George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly and his third wife, Elizabeth Hay, who was the daughter of the 1st Earl of Errol. Katherine was the great-granddaughter of King James I and therefore of royal blood. She most likely spent time at the Scottish court in her youth and received an education worthy of her rank. She may or may not have heard rumors and reports about the war being fought over the English throne.
In July of 1495, a young man arrived at the Scottish court of King James…
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