Isabella Percy (The Welsh Rose)

''Isabella Blanche Percy, The White Falcon (26 January 1522 - 1 March 1568) was the oldest child of Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland and Anne Boleyn, his wife. She married Arthur Tudor in a secret wedding, which became a court scandal when it was discovered as he was far above her status in society and second in line to the throne. Through this marriage she became Duchess of Clarence.''

Early life
She was supposedly conceived before the couple were married according to court gossip, however due to her parents marrying shortly after her reputation was not tarnished. She grew up at Laugharne Castle in Wales, which had been the birth place of Henry Tudor the Prince of Wales, as it was part of her grandfather's property. Her parents marriage had been frowned upon and her mother was seen to be a social climber, however it was soon seen to have been a love match. Isabella had a younger brother, Henry Charles Percy, who was her junior by a year.