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To Prevent Us From Over-Running With Strangers

April 10, 2018 by Rebecca Larson Leave a Comment

Sir Thomas Wyatt is usually best known as the son of Sir Thomas Wyatt, the Elder and Poet. Today, we look at the event that caused his death – Wyatt’s Rebellion. You see, Wyatt thought having the Protestant Lady Jane Grey on the throne was best for England, but when that didn’t last more than … [More]

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Posted in: History, Mary l Tagged: Earl of Devon, Edward Courteney, Lady Jane Grey, Queen Mary I, Simon Renard, thomas wyatt, Tudor Dynasty, Wyatt's Rebellion

The Life of Lady Jane Grey (Part Three)

March 18, 2018 by Rebecca Larson Leave a Comment

We ended Part Two of the series with the death of Edward VI on the 6th of July 1553. In this, the final article in the series, we will observe the short reign (13 days, not 9) of Queen Jane and discuss her execution. If you’d prefer to listen to me discuss the topic you … [More]

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Posted in: Edward VI, Henry VIII, History, Lady Jane Grey, Mary l, Podcast, Queens Tagged: duke of Northumberland, Edward VI, Guildford Dudley, John Dudley, Lady Jane Grey, Lady Mary, Queen Jane, Queen Mary I, Wyatt's Rebellion

Elizabeth, Queen of England (Part Five)

January 15, 2018 by Tudors Dynasty 1 Comment

Missed the previous parts in this series? You can find the previous four articles HERE and the podcasts HERE Become a Patron! Elizabeth, Queen of England – Elizabeth’s Ladies By mid-January 1559 Elizabeth had her household set, rightfully so, she was officially crowned Queen of England. Her group of tightly knit ladies were referred to as … [More]

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Posted in: Elizabeth l, History, Podcast Tagged: Anne Russell, Anne Vavasour, Bess of Hardwick, Blanche Parry, Catherine Carey, Elizabeth Throckmorton, Kat Ashley, Ladies-in-waiting, lettice knollys, maid-of-honor, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mary I, Queen of England

Elizabeth, Queen of England (Part Two)

December 17, 2017 by Rebecca Larson Leave a Comment

Love this website and podcast and want to show your support? Become a Patron! In the last article of this series we ended with the death of Thomas Seymour in 1549, but before we move forward I’d like to step back a bit to get a bigger picture of what was to come in Elizabeth’s … [More]

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Posted in: History, Podcast Tagged: Henry VIII, Queen Elizabeth I, Queen Mary I, queens, William Cecil

The Life of Anne of Cleves (Part Three)

October 11, 2017 by Rebecca Larson Leave a Comment

She has gone down in history as the lucky fourth wife of Henry VIII…but as we’ve discovered in the first two parts of this series, Anne of Cleves was anything but “lucky”, she was patient, intelligent and kind. She was human, like you and me. Unlike her predecessors Anne was able to maneuver through a … [More]

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Posted in: Anne of Cleves, Henry VIII, History Tagged: Anne of Cleves, Henry VIII, Kateryn Parr, Katheryn Howard, Queen Mary I, Thomas Cromwell

Heroines of Plantagenet Embers (Guest Post)

October 9, 2017 by Tudors Dynasty Leave a Comment

Heroines of Plantagenet Embers By Samantha Wilcoxson for Tudors Dynasty A writer puts a little bit of themselves into every character they create. Maybe we are not as adventurous, devout, or charismatic as our beloved characters, but we wish we were, and somewhere deep inside us the potential is there. Same goes for the darker … [More]

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Posted in: Guest Author, History Tagged: Countess of Salisbury, Elizabeth of York, Elizabeth Plantagenet, Margaret Plantagenet, Margaret Pole, Mary Tudor, Queen Mary I

Book Review: “Before the Reign Falls” by David Black

May 7, 2017 by Tudors Dynasty Leave a Comment

The life and story of the Lady Jane Grey is one that I have not often read about. I’ve posted a couple of articles about Jane including her wardship to Thomas Seymour and her letter to Queen Mary I. When I was approached by Austin Macauley to read and review this book I was very excited … [More]

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Posted in: Book Reviews, History Tagged: Book Review, execution, Lady Jane Grey, Queen Elizabeth I, Queen Mary I, Tudor History

Mary and Reginald: What could have been?

April 19, 2017 by Tudors Dynasty 7 Comments

Guest post by Samantha Wilcoxson for Tudors Dynasty Queen Mary I has gone down in history as ‘Bloody Mary’ thanks to her persecution of Protestants and rebellions against her choice of husband. We may think that marrying the man of her choice is the lesser crime through our modern worldview, but sixteenth century Englishmen were … [More]

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Posted in: Guest Author, History Tagged: Queen Mary I, Queen of Martyrs, Reginald Pole, Samantha Wilcoxson, Story of Mary I

Thomas Seymour: Prisoner to Greed

October 22, 2016 by Rebecca Larson Leave a Comment

Thomas Seymour had a way with women – his charisma so great and his looks so good that even Katherine Parr couldn’t help but fall for him. He was described as “…fierce in courage, courtly in fashion, in personage stately, in voice magnificent.”  Yet with all those wonderful attributes he did not marry until he was … [More]

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Posted in: History Tagged: Anne of Cleves, Baron Seymour of Sudeley, Catherine of Valois, duke of somerset, Earl of Hertford, Edward Seymour, Edward VI, Henry VIII, John Fowler, Katherine Parr, Lord Admiral, Lord Protector, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Jane Seymour, Queen Mary I, Thomas Seymour, Viscount Beauchamp

Portraits of a Queen: Mary I of England

September 15, 2016 by Rebecca Larson 3 Comments

Mary Tudor was the daughter of Henry VIII and his wife Katherine of Aragon. She was born in 1516 and was their only surviving child. After many years of trying for more Katherine recognized that she was unable to have more children. This was about the time when Henry grew restless and brought Anne Boleyn … [More]

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Posted in: History, Mary l Tagged: Lady Mary Tudor, Princess Mary Tudor, Queen Mary I

Queen Mary: Her Last Sickness

September 11, 2016 by Rebecca Larson 3 Comments

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 … [More]

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Posted in: History, House of Tudor, Mary l Tagged: History of England, Mary Tudor, Queen Mary I, Tudor

Queen of Scots Writes Queen of England: 1554

July 8, 2016 by Rebecca Larson 4 Comments

I came across this letter that a thirteen year old Queen of Scots wrote to her Catholic cousin, Mary I of England when she was just a young girl living in France. She writes Mary to let her know that a Lieutenant of King Henri II of France would be passing through England and would … [More]

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Posted in: History, Queens Tagged: Marie Stuart, mary queen of scots, Mary Tudor, Queen Mary I, Queen Mary I of England

The Relationships of Lady Mary Tudor: Henry VIII and His Consort Katherine Parr (Part 2)

May 27, 2016 by Rebecca Larson 1 Comment

Guest Article by Meg McGath Repost from TudorQueen6 – The Life and Family of Queen Katherine Parr (10 August 2012) Your Excellency, what I have done for the Lady Mary is much less than I would like to do; as well as being my duty in every respect. As for the friendship between our two … [More]

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Posted in: Catherine Parr, History, Mary l, Queens Tagged: Henry VIII, Katherine Parr, Mary Tudor, Queen Mary I

The Relationships of Lady Mary Tudor: Henry VIII and His Consort Katherine Parr (Part 1)

May 21, 2016 by Tudors Dynasty 3 Comments

Guest Article by Meg McGath Repost from TudorQueen6 – The Life and Family of Queen Katherine Parr (10 August 2012) Throughout the reign of Henry VIII, as many know, he had six different wives. The first of these wives was the daughter of King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile, Infanta … [More]

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Posted in: History Tagged: anne boleyn, Catherine Parr, Henry VIII, Katherine of Aragon, Katherine Parr, Mary Tudor, Maud Parr, Queen Mary I

A Kingdom in Crisis: Queen Mary I of England

April 2, 2016 by Rebecca Larson 3 Comments

Guest article by Alan Freer  It was mid-morning on Palm Sunday in the year of Our Lord 1554. A young woman of 20 sat in a barge at the Watergate of the Tower of London. Under this dark, forbidding, stone portal so many had passed to end their lives on Tower Green at the executioner’s … [More]

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Posted in: Edward VI, Elizabeth l, Guest Author, History, Mary l, Queens Tagged: Elizabeth Tudor, Nicholas Throckmorton, Philip II of Spain, Queen Elizabeth I, Queen Mary I, thomas wyatt
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