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Jan 22, 2015 · Wyatt’s Rebellion 1554. On 22nd January 1554, Thomas Wyatt the Younger met with fellow conspirators at his home of Allington Castle in Kent to make final plans for their uprising against Mary I and her decision to marry Philip of Spain. As Ian W Archer explains in his article about Thomas Wyatt, "The anomalous position of a king regnant ...
- Wyatt's Rebellion
A group of men including Thomas Wyatt the Younger, Henry...
- Mary I
On this day in Tudor history, 5th October 1553, the first...
- Wyatt's Rebellion
Mary I (18 February 1516 – 17 November 1558), also known as Mary Tudor, and as " Bloody Mary " by her Protestant opponents, was Queen of England and Ireland from July 1553 and Queen of Spain and the Habsburg dominions as the wife of King Philip II from January 1556 until her death in 1558. She is best known for her vigorous attempt to reverse ...
Mar 14, 2021 · Mary I was the first woman to ascend to the throne of England, as the succession of Empress Matilda in the twelfth century never materialised due to the eruption of civil war. Only four centuries later do we witness the succession of a female monarch in England, and this was not without issues, as there had been earlier attempts to bar her from ...
Chapter 1: Portraits. Mary I was England’s first crowned regnant. Born a princess, demoted to bastardy in her youth and denied her inheritance by her half-brother, Mary I had an emotional life, finally achieving her destiny on the 1st October 1553 when she was crowned in Westminster abbey. Though many see Mary I as a bloody tyrant or a ...
May 22, 2024 · This paper examines the image of Mary I through domestic and foreign portraiture, legal documents and material culture to show Mary’s success as the first Queen of England. This examination of iconography by using artworks, both commonly known, and relatively unknown, will show how the queen commanded imagery to create an image of monarchy not yet settled, that of a female king
Mary I, also known as Mary Tudor or Bloody Mary to her opponents, was the only surviving child of Henry VIII’s marriage to his first wife, Catherine of Aragon and over the course of her life, was made illegitimate, legitimate, heir, illegitimate and legitimate again. Her father’s many marriages and difficult temper meant that the young Mary would often fall in and out of favour.
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Aug 1, 2000 · Some Monumental Inscriptions of St Peter & St Paul Church, Noted by Richard Holworthy. Published in The British Archivists Vol 1 Sept 1914 to June 1915. for 1829, Part II, page 201, there appears a long letter, signed "Viator Antiquarius", relating to the restoration of Bromley Church. It reads: "Passing through the town of Bromley in Kent the ...
