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An Icy Chessboard by FieryMaze
Fandoms: 16th Century CE RPF, The Spanish Princess (TV), The Tudors (TV), The White Princess (TV), The White Queen (TV), Historical RPF, Original Work
30 Aug 2025
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Summary
It’s 1514 and Scotland is reeling from the death of King James IV in the Battle of Flodden against The English. His death in battle along with thousands of others, including many nobles and clergymen, has thrown the realm into chaos. His only son, James V, is the new King of Scotland. His English mother, Queen Margaret Tudor is his Regent, but her powers are limited and her grasp is tenuous. The Regency Council has the most power, but fight amongst themselves. Various other nobles seek political influence using both honorable and unscrupulous methods. Around every corner is feuding, plotting, and violence and throughout it all England is a looming threat. The unstable nation could rupture at any time.
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1514 Scotland has schemes, spying, fighting, death, and political havoc!
Excerpt(s) from the story:
“Queen Margaret told herself that she was the female Caesar Augustus. She had received a great reward from God—The Regency. And she would never let it go.”“Angus sailed down the aisle as if he were Poseidon, spinning around, his personal tsunami eliciting laughter.”
“James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran had focused, intense blue eyes that could intimidate peasants and Ottoman Sultans alike.”