The marriage between England’s first Queen regnant and a foreign prince was a delicate matter. The situation simply had not happened before. In April of 1554, The Act for the Marriage of Queen Mary to Philip of Spain was passed by parliament. It became more or less a business contract, stipulating what Spain could expect [read more]
On 30 March 1558, Mary was in the full belief that she would soon give birth and knowing how dangerous that could be, she dictated her will. Perhaps one of the things dearest to her was to be reunited with her mother in death, and so she requested that her mother’s remains be moved from [read more]
The year of 1533 saw considerable changes in the future Mary I’s status. Her father Henry and Anne Boleyn had married in early 1533, and they had their first child, the future Elizabeth I in September 1533. The First Succession Act made Princess Elizabeth and future children by Anne Boleyn to true successors to the [read more]
Thomas Cranmer was born on 2 July 1489 in Aslockton in England. His parents were Thomas and Agnes Cranmer, who were of modest wealth. He had at least two brothers. Thomas Cranmer came into Mary’s life when he was assisting with the annulment proceedings between Mary’s parents, Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. He discussed [read more]
For the ‘The Year of Mary I’-series I wanted to read some more about Mary I and this book caught my attention almost immediately. Mary’s attempt to bring England back to the Catholic faith is perhaps the most controversial from her reign due to the almost 300 people that were burned in the process. I [read more]
On a cold and dreary day, I travelled to Gouda, near The Hague in the Netherlands to look at a church with some very impressive windows. I can hear you thinking, why are these windows so special? Well, they’ve survived for almost 500 years, and that’s quite impressive. Most of the church’s stained glass windows [read more]
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