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items: The curse of the nine-day queen
items: Sisters at war: Mary I and Elizabeth I
items: Life of the week: Mary I
items: Queens of bling: the importance of jewellery to Henry VIII's six wives
items: Hampton Court Palace: Jane Seymour’s final home
items: A Tudor love triangle: Elizabeth I, Lettice Knollys and Robert Dudley
items: “Margaret Beaufort wielded enormous power. She was a queen in all but name”: Nicola Tallis on the mother of the Tudors

The curse of the nine-day queen
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date: 2024-03-07T15:51:46.000Z
creator: Dr Nicola Tallis
subject: Membership
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subject: Tudor
description: Lady Jane Grey was put on the English throne by her scheming father-in-law, deposed by her power-hungry cousin and condemned to death by her own father’s treason. Nicola Tallis tells the story of a tragic victim of her royal blood
encoded: On 13 November 1553, the 17-year-old Lady Jane Grey became the youngest royal woman to be condemned for treason in British history. Her trial – staged at Guildhall in the heart of the city of London – was a very public humiliation. For Jane, its outcome was a personal catastrophe. How had it come to this? A mere four months earlier, some of the most powerful men in England had conveyed Jane, the great-niece of Henry VIII, to the Tower of London, where they proclaimed her queen. But now here she was, facing her accusers, her nine-day reign well and truly over, her very life hanging by a thread. The seeds of Jane’s spectacular fall from grace were sown, earlier in 1553, by one of Edward VI’s last acts as king of England. Edward was a committed Protestant and when he succeeded his father, Henry VIII, as king in 1547, he immediately took it upon himself to impose religious reforms upon his people. Read more | Lady Jane Grey: why do we want to believe the myth? But championing Protestantism in his lifetime wasn’t enough for Edward. He wanted the work to continue after his death, and that meant preventing his fiercely Catholic elder half-sister, Mary, from succeeding to the throne. His solution was to author a famous document, ‘My Devise for the Succession’, in which he excluded both Mary, and his other half-sister, Elizabeth, on the grounds of their illegitimacy (as his father had done before him). Lady Jane Grey, a fellow Protestant who had sat third in the line of succession, suddenly found herself anointed Edward’s heir. What made Edward’s ‘Devise’ all the more significant – and explosive – was the fact that it had in part been orchestrated by the young king’s chief advisor, John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland. Northumberland was an ambitious man, desperate to retain his grip on power, something that would inevitably be diminished should Mary succeed to the throne – for the simple fact that she loathed him, for both religious and political reasons. Bonds of allegiance…

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Sisters at war: Mary I and Elizabeth I
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date: 2024-02-15T09:46:08.000Z
creator: Dr Nicola Tallis
subject: Elizabethan
subject: Membership
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subject: HistoryExtra Academy
subject: HistoryExtra Academy Elizabethans course
subject: Tudor kings and queens
description: By the end of her reign, Mary I’s relationship with her half-sister and successor, Elizabeth, was at an all-time low. But had the Tudor siblings always been such bitter enemies? Nicola Tallis reveals how the duo’s bond was both broken and strengthened by events beyond their control
encoded: On 17 November 1558, Mary I died and was succeeded by her half-sister, Elizabeth. Upon receiving the news, Elizabeth declared that “the law of nature moveth me to sorrow for my sister”, for whom she professed to have wept tears of sorrow. Yet, despite her claim, there were few people who believed her to be sincere. Throughout the course of Mary’s reign, the relationship between the two sisters – who had once been close – had broken down beyond repair. Elizabeth and Mary’s bond had faced significant challenges from the start, through no fault of either party. Elizabeth’s mother, Anne Boleyn, had caused Mary great unhappiness, for her father Henry VIII’s intense passion for Anne had been the catalyst for his separation from Catherine of Aragon, Mary’s mother. Read more | Is Catherine of Aragon Henry's greatest queen? By the time of Elizabeth’s birth on 7 September 1533, the teenage Mary had been rendered illegitimate by her father, their relationship lay in tatters, and her loathing for Anne Boleyn had peaked. Though Elizabeth’s gender may have come as a disappointment to her parents, Henry still acknowledged her to be his legitimate heir, with pertinent consequences for Mary. The same day that Elizabeth was born, orders were given that Mary “the true princess should not be so called”, for instead, Elizabeth alone bore the title of ‘princess’. View oEmbed on the source website At three months old Elizabeth was sent to Hatfield, Hertfordshire, where her nursery was to be established, and she was soon joined by an unwilling Mary. Though Mary agreed that she might refer to Elizabeth as her sister, she utterly refused to have anything to do with the infant. Her insolence ensured that she remained estranged from her father, and was treated harshly by both Anne Boleyn and her relatives who oversaw life at Hatfield. Finding common ground For the first two and a half years of her life, Elizabeth took precedence over her sister – but Mary nevertheless took any opportunity she …

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Life of the week: Mary I
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date: 2023-10-17T06:52:17.000Z
creator: Charlotte Hodgman
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subject: Period
subject: Tudor
subject: Life of the week (podcast series)
description: Nicola Tallis explores the tumultuous life and reign of Mary I, the first queen to rule England in her own right
encoded: The only surviving child of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, Mary I is often remembered as ‘Bloody Mary’, the Catholic queen who burned hundreds of Protestants for their religious beliefs. But does she deserve her brutal reputation, and what impact did her father’s many marriages have on her early life? Charlotte Hodgman speaks with historian Nicola Tallis to chart Mary I’s fascinating life and reign.

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Queens of bling: the importance of jewellery to Henry VIII's six wives
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date: 2023-05-22T07:07:56.000Z
creator: Dr Nicola Tallis
subject: Membership
subject: Period
subject: Tudor
subject: Tudor kings and queens
description: When each of the wives of King Henry VIII sought to project messages about themselves to the watching world, they often did so via their jewellery. Their pendants, brooches and gems could be to display anything from power to piety. Nicola Tallis explores portraits of the six queens to reveal how their choice of pendants, rubies and brooches shaped their public images
encoded: Listen to a version of this article: Catherine of Aragon: symbols of salvation as a public display of piety The jewels worn by the first wife of Henry VIII not only say a great deal about her status but, more significantly, her character and values. In keeping with the fashion for low-cut gowns, Catherine’s is lined with pearls and diamonds set in goldsmith’s work. But it was her necklace and brooch set that drew the most interest. Attached to the necklace of gold beads and clusters of pearls is an ornate tau cross – a T-shaped cross symbolic of salvation. Interestingly, Catherine’s daughter, Mary, was later painted wearing a similar cross, as were Jane Seymour and Katherine Parr, reflecting each queen’s piety. Read more | Henry VIII’s six wives: your guide to the Tudor king's queen consorts Queens were expected to be pious, but Catherine of Aragon’s faith was personal too. Her jewels reflect a genuine and heartfelt devotion to God, and the tau cross was also associated with her favourite religious order, the Observant Franciscans. Her commitment to the Franciscans was reinforced by her choice of the IHS brooch pinned to her chest (IHS is an abbreviation of the Greek word for Jesus). IHS had been employed as a peace symbol since the 15th century, and by Catherine’s time, it had become an integral marker of Catholic identity. Catherine is well known for being a principled woman with a strong religious faith. Her choices of jewellery reinforced this image by providing a platform from which she could make her piety public – and enduring. <img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/7/2023/02/GettyImages-1354453102-88251de.jpg" width="620" height="413" alt="Anne Boleyn, by an unknown artist, late-16th century (Photo by: Pictures From History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)" title="Anne Boleyn, by an unknown artist, late-16th century (Photo by: Pictures From History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)" /> Anne Boleyn: an independent wo…

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Hampton Court Palace: Jane Seymour’s final home
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date: 2023-04-25T12:44:59.000Z
subject: Membership
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subject: Tudor
subject: Six Wives explorer series
subject: Tudor kings and queens
description: Dr Nicola Tallis explores Jane Seymour’s tragic connections to Hampton Court Palace…
encoded: The heritage space connected to Jane Seymour that I'd recommend people to visit is Hampton Court Palace. In my mind, there is no place more evocative of Jane's reign than Hampton Court Palace, Henry VIII’s beautiful, red-brick, Thameside residence. And it was here that the perhaps best-remembered event of Jane's reign took place; in the autumn of 1537, Jane arrived with her ladies and went into confinement to await the arrival of her child. The room that Jane gave birth in, and in which she died, still survives. But perhaps more evocative still is the Chapel Royal. And it was here that Jane's son, the future Edward VI, was christened on 15 October 1537 – a magnificent occasion on which the very creme of the English nobility were out in force. Although Jane didn't attend the christening personally, there is still a poignant reminder of her presence outside the chapel today: her initials are interlinked with those of Henry VIII at the entrance to the chapel. This serves as a very tangible reminder, I think, of Jane's presence at Hampton Court and also the events that took place within. Related content: Video | Jane Seymour: The queen Henry loved most? Profile |Jane Seymour: Henry’s tragic third wife Quiz | Henry VIII’s wives: how well do you know the six women he married? Now watch Henry VIII’s six wives: Secrets of the Tudor queens In our six-part series Henry VIII’s six wives: Secrets of the Tudor queens, leading Tudor historians explore each queen's heady rise to power, peeling back the myths surrounding these six women to reveal their true natures. Watch all episodes now. Dr Nicola Tallis is an author and historian with expertise in Tudor England. Her latest book is All the Queen’s Jewels, 1445–1548: Power, Majesty and Display (Routledge, 2022)

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A Tudor love triangle: Elizabeth I, Lettice Knollys and Robert Dudley
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date: 2022-02-09T06:11:59.000Z
creator: Dr Nicola Tallis
subject: Elizabethan
subject: Period
subject: Tudor
description: When Lettice Knollys, Countess of Leicester, married Robert Dudley in 1578 without telling Elizabeth I, sparks flew in the Palace of Whitehall. Here, Nicola Tallis tells the story of the love triangle between the three Tudors
encoded: The atmosphere within the queen’s apartments at the Palace of Whitehall was icily cold when, in late 1579, Lettice Knollys stood before Elizabeth I. The queen raged at the woman in front of her in no uncertain terms. “As but one sun lightened the Earth, she would have but one queen in England,” Elizabeth seethed, before reputedly boxing Lettice’s ears and banishing her from court. What could Lettice have possibly done to provoke such a volcanic reaction? She had entered into a secret marriage without the queen’s consent – reason enough to provoke royal outrage. But what really fanned the flames of Elizabeth’s fury was the identity of the groom: Lettice’s husband was none other than the queen’s favourite and one time suitor, Robert Dudley. It was a betrayal that Elizabeth would never forgive. Scandalous gossip “They say she is in love with Lord Robert and never lets him leave her.” So wrote the Spanish ambassador, the Count de Feria, two decades earlier in 1559, of the blossoming relationship between Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley. Nor was de Feria alone in his belief that matters were far from platonic between the queen and Dudley, and scandalous gossip about the pair began to circulate soon after Elizabeth’s accession the previous year. De Feria had heard that “Her Majesty visits him in his chamber day and night”. Dudley was already married to Amy Robsart, but this did nothing to quell the rumours, and when Amy died in mysterious circumstances (she was found dead at the bottom of a flight of stairs) in September 1560, it was whispered that Dudley had ordered her murder in order to free himself to marry the queen. Elizabeth had known Dudley since childhood, and from the beginning of her reign she showed him great favour. He was created her Master of the Horse, and in 1564 she granted him the title of Earl of Leicester. Their behaviour raised eyebrows, and although Elizabeth would later swear that nothing improper had ever passed between them, one thing is certain: Du…

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“Margaret Beaufort wielded enormous power. She was a queen in all but name”: Nicola Tallis on the mother of the Tudors
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date: 2019-10-31T15:06:34.000Z
creator: Dr Nicola Tallis
subject: Membership
subject: Tudor
subject: Period
description: Nicola Tallis talks to Ellie Cawthorne about her new biography of matriarch Margaret Beaufort, whose sharp survival instinct during the Wars of the Roses secured her son the throne
encoded: Born in 1443, Margaret Beaufort belonged to a Lancastrian noble family with royal ancestry. By age 13, she had been married twice, widowed and given birth to a son, Henry Tudor. Margaret went on to marry two more times and survived several regime changes during the Wars of the Roses, as Lancastrian Henry VI was deposed by Yorkist Edward IV, before Edward’s brother Richard III eventually took the throne. After the battle of Tewkesbury in 1471, her son Henry Tudor went into exile, returning to England in 1485 to defeat Richard at the battle of Bosworth and claim the crown as Henry VII. Margaret survived her son’s 23-year reign, dying shortly after her grandson Henry VIII became king in 1509. Ellie Cawthorne: What makes Margaret Beaufort such a fascinating subject for a biographer? Nicola Tallis: Today, Margaret is best remembered as the mother of the Tudor dynasty – her only child, Henry, went on to become King Henry VII. But what makes her most intriguing to me is that she had a life packed with drama and was the most extraordinary character. In an age when women were expected to be obedient, and subservient to their husbands, Margaret broke the rules and wasn’t afraid to make her voice heard in a male-dominated world. We’re also fortunate to have quite a lot of source material that gives us a glimpse into what Margaret was like as a person, especially in her later years. For example, we’ve got a relatively complete set of her household accounts. We know from them that she was a woman who loved to be entertained – she had two fools, and enjoyed hunting, hawking and gambling. We also see payments in her accounts for white wine, gloves, slippers and jewels, so she was clearly fond of the finer things in life. Read more: the ultimate history guide to the Tudors Margaret’s early life was dominated by instability. How did that affect her? The fact that she lived through precarious times affected her life from the beginning. Growing up, her future was subject to the whims …

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