Mary’s treatment over the last few months had worsened. While Henry had remarried Jane Seymour and she was in favour of restoring Mary, Henry wanted her to submit to his will. Before 22 June 1536, Mary received a very threatening visit from members of Henry’s council. Henry insisted that she recognise him as head of the [read more]
On 19 May 1536, Anne Boleyn was executed within the Tower of London. For Mary, who never liked her stepmother and would probably die before calling Anne her stepmother, it was a turning point, or so she must have thought. She wrote to Thomas Cromwell, “Master Secretary, I would have been a suitor to you [read more]
The 19th of May 1536 will forever be the day that Anne Boleyn was executed. For Mary, who was with her half-sister Elizabeth at Hunsdon, it must have been a bittersweet moment. Mary’s relationship with Anne had, understandably, never been good. Anne had destroyed her mother’s life, and Mary set herself up as the opposition [read more]
There are several places that are closely associated with Mary, though not all survive. You can follow in Mary’s footsteps in these places. This is by no means a complete list. Mary was born at the Palace of Placentia in Greenwich, and she was christened in the Church of the Observant Friars, which was next [read more]
Mary’s health was perhaps most affected by the situation surrounding Anne Boleyn and her father. In April of 1531, she was ill with ‘hysteria’ for several weeks. She was by then 15 years old, and her illness perhaps coincided with the onset of menstruation. She apparently suffered from painful periods and the emotional ups and [read more]
In April 1534, Catherine of Aragon was in exile at The More and Mary was in the service of her newborn half-sister Elizabeth. She was increasingly put under pressure to take the oath to the Act of Succession, recognising that her parents’ marriage was invalid and that she herself was illegitimate. Catherine feared for her [read more]
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