Margaret Tudor

might fall into the London Underground line underneath. St Margaret's Church On the outside of the south side of Parliament Square is a congregation, St Margarets. The well known Westminster Abbey smaller people it behind. We visit Westminster Abbey later. Going back to the eleventh century, St Margarets is saturated with history. St Margarets goes about as the nearby church for the House of Commons…

English Reformation and turning his country into a Protestant Nation (“Henry VIII Biography 1). Henry VIII, although he was a bad influence to his country, still managed to be remembered for his well deserved actions in France during his reign. Henry Tudor was born on June 28, 1491 at the Greenwich Place which is located in London, England (“Henry VIII Biography” 1). Henry VIII is the son of Henry VII of England and Elizabeth York (“Henry VIII Biography” 1). As a young prince Henry VIII loved to…

King Henry founded the Tudor Dynasty. He was also very intimidating to get what he wanted. He didn’t want to rely on the wealthy nobles (he also wanted to keep them in their place), he enlisted the middle-class to help and make some decisions that involve them. He also avoided…

symbolize the traits of the characters. Animal as symbols are easier to understand than human characters and due to connotations children can make assumptions about a character’s mannerisms. Witnessing murder was just a typical Tuesday for a toddler in Tudor times, but capital punishment is not even accepted as an option anymore in some countries. They substituted animals for humans, so that when they hurt each other it would not upset the families watching. Children are…

The Plantagenets was a powerful family that ruled England for more than three centuries, from 1154 to 1485. During the 15th and 16th centuries, periods of violence and upheaval shook England. The death of Edward III caused the descendants of the two main houses of the Plantagenet families—York and Lancaster—to fight for their right to the throne, causing the War of the Roses to erupt (Miller, 2003). This time period, before the war began, England inherited the King Henry VI, whose reign was soft…

History Script Introduction: Mary, Queen of Scots (also known as Mary Stuart), lived between 1542 and 1587. She was the only child of James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise, and through her grandmother Margaret Tudor, Mary had the strongest claim to the throne of England after the children of Henry VIII. This claim (and her Roman Catholicism) made Mary a threat to Elizabeth I of England (who was a protestant), as many English Catholics wanted Mary on the throne in the place of Elizabeth.…

Portraiture, being for the purpose of flattery, plays a perfect role in examining this idea. ‘The Ditchley Potrait’ produced by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger in 1592 (Figure 1) will be used here to compare against Mary Tudor portraits and analyzed for specific elements that show how Elizabeth wished to be portrayed. In ‘The Ditchley Potrait,’ Elizabeth I is pictured as a divine, powerful, and symbolic Queen, in comparison, Mary I is generally depicted as a mortal, subservient…

16th Century Europe was the time and place for many kings and queens. At this time many countries had monarchies. One ruler of this time was Mary Queen of Scots. According to British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Mary Stuart was born to Mary of Guise and James V of Scotland in Linlithgow Palace during the December of 1542. Since Mary’s father died while she was only six days old, she was handed the title of queen and Mary’s mom acted as regent (1). Mary had a tough life, as did anyone who…

York’s and Lancaster’s which would last for 30 years. In 1452 Richard had return to England. In 1454 Henry went mad and was left paralyzed and unable to reign. While King Henry was sick Richard became Lord Protector of England but in 1453 Queen Margaret had given birth to Henry’s only son which reduced Richard’s hold of the throne. In February of 1455, Richard and his ministers were sent away for King Henry had recovered from his insanity and returned…

(Edward I’s sister), creating direct ties to England. Henry, however, sought to be overlord of the Scots, as many English kings had in the past. Alexander III of Scotland died in 1286, and his three year old granddaughter, Margaret, took over the throne with a group of advisors. Margaret died on the journey to Scotland in 1290, and John Balliol was crowned as the official King of Scotland. Robert the Bruce was another strong contender for the crown, but his claim was not as strong as Balliol’s.…