Coat of Arms, Badge and Signature of the Six Tudor Queens
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Understanding the Man: Henry VIII (Part One)
As many of you may already know, King Henry VIII is my favorite monarch of the Tudor dynasty. If it wasn't for his reign I do not believe the Tudors would be as popular as they are today. With the creation of Showtime's THE TUDORS, many of us were aware of the name Henry VIII but really didn't know much about him. In the show we were able to see that there was more to the man than the execution of two of his six wives. While I understand that THE TUDORS tv program had a [More]
The King’s Delight: Marriage of Mary Tudor to Louis XII
Mary Tudor, Queen of France was the title she earned when she married Louis XII of France. The marriage was one that was arranged by her brother, King Henry VIII of England and not a love match. On 9 October 1514, at the age of 18, Mary Tudor married 52-year-old King Louis XII of France. The below letter was written by the King of France to his brother-in-law, Henry VIII. In the letter he describes his delight with his new wife only a few months after their [More]
Queen Mary: Her Last Sickness
Queen Mary's Sickness: 17 November 1558: This is taken from "Annals of Queen Elizabeth" by Sir John Hayward (1564-27 June 1627), found via public domain through National Archives. The last sickness of Queen Mary was long and hard, her body was tired, "and almost wasted, with the violence of her disease; her mind anguished with thoughts, no less strange for variety, then strong for the great importance they drew, whereof some (doubtless) were secret and singular." While [More]
Lady Anne Russell: For Her Husband
For Her Husband Lady Anne Russell is best-known as Countess Bedford and wife of the Lord Privy Seal. She was married several times with her most notable husband being her last, Sir John Russell. Sir John was named Lord Privy Seal by Henry VIII after the execution of Thomas Cromwell who held the title prior to his death. As any woman, Anne's station was raised alongside her husband's increased rank. Through her marriage to Sir John she gained the title of Countess of Bedford [More]
Elizabeth Scrope: Denial of Wolsey’s Request
Cardinal Wolsey was arguably the most powerful man during the early years of Henry VIII's reign. To deny him was close to denying your king. The fact that Elizabeth Scrope did just that and stood up for herself was remarkable. Elizabeth Scrope Elizabeth Scrope was the daughter of Sir Richard Scrope of Boulton and Eleanor Washbourne.� Elizabeth was married twice. Her first husband was William Beaumont, 2nd Viscount Beaumont. Beaumont suffered from mental illness an [More]