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‘As Henry’s daughter, Lady Mary’s appearance reflected on the king and on his household. Even throughout repeated periods of deprivation and loss of income, Mary made attempts to maintain her wardrobe in the style that her father preferred. One of Mary’s wardrobe warrants from the final year of Henry’s reign notes a series of “translations,” mostly of sleeves but on several occasions of gowns’
— Aug 24, 2018 01:53PM
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Charlie Fenton
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‘Mary combined the opposed views of counsel by figuring herself as virtuous guide, and allowing counsellors to deal with the daily issues of keeping the ship of state afloat. It was a strong and effective strategy that might have served England well in the tumultuous century to come, but the pejorative connotations of its Spanish Catholic heritage tainted the concept of a Select Council’
— Aug 25, 2018 02:50PM
Charlie Fenton
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Through these two statutes Elizabeth tried to achieve what Mary had so easily done in a single act: reunite her parents in marriage, restore her broken family, and reclaim her filial place as the legitimate daughter of her problematic paterfamilias. The 1553 and 1559 statutes engineered by these two queens reveal the shared yet different family background that empowered and limited them.‘
— Aug 24, 2018 03:08PM
Charlie Fenton
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‘The birth of his daughter Mary immediately resolved Henry VIII’s succession dilemma. Quite unlike continental monarchies, in which women both inherited thrones and served as regents for husband and sons, there was no precedent for female rule in England, with the exception of the Empress Matilda’s tenure as Lady of the English (1139-1147).‘
— Aug 22, 2018 03:04PM
