The story of the ill-fated favourite sister of Henry VIII who, like so many royals of the time, was traded as a commodity to secure the power of her country. Princess Mary Tudor was married against her will to the King of France. Later, still a beautiful woman, she married her brother's friend, Charles Brandon, bearing him four children before dying while she still young.About the Author: Jennifer Kewley Draskau is author of Illiam Dhone, Patriot or Traitor?(Profile) and Lusitania, Tragedy or War Crime? (Peter Owen) She is a senior research fellow at the University of Liverpool, is multilingual, and lives on the Isle of Man.