#tudor edit

[mary-tudor]

Henry’s politic wisdom in governance was singular, his wit always quick and ready, his reason pithy and substantial, his memory fresh and holding, his experience notable, his counsel fortunate and taken by wise deliberation, his speech gracious in diverse languages, his person goodly and amiable, his natural complexion of the purest mixture, his issue fayre and in good number; leagues and confederacies he had with all Christian princes, his mighty power was dread everywhere, not only within his realm but without also, his people were to him in as humble subjection as ever they were to king, his land many a day in peace and tranquillity, his prosperity in battle against his enemies was marvellous, his dealing in time of perils and dangers was cold and sober with great hardiness.”

—Bishop Fisher.

Furthermore, according to Amin, Henry’s reign can be summoned in the following:

“In light of the issues he had with pretenders, his hard-hitting financial policies and restrictive laws designed to curb noble power, it is often overlooked Henry assumed the throne with a serious handicap, having arrived in England a little-known, Welsh-born and Breton-raised protégé of the French regime possessing an inconsequential blood claim to the throne.

No king of England was less suited to rule the country upon their coronation than Henry, a penniless stranger to noble and commoner alike who had no experience of overseeing even a modest estate, let alone a vast and fractured kingdom.

That he was able to reach the end of his reign twenty-four years later in an insuperable position, not only the first English king to avoid overthrow since 1422, but also able to re-establish the strength, wealth, and stability of the crown in the process, was remarkable.

This was not accomplished through luck, but rather sheer hard work, meticulous attention to detail, and an iron-willed determination to outlast any and all rivals before him.”

—Amin, N. “Henry VII and the Tudor Pretenders”. Pp.342.

[historyartthings]

[maryofyork]

AU: Where all the children of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York live to adulthood. 

1. Arthur II, King of England (tenure: 1509-1550). Married to Katherine of Aragon. Father of Henry VIII, King of England; Edward, Duke of York; Elizabeth, Queen of Spain; Mary, Archduchess of Austria; Isabella, Queen of France. 

2. Margaret, Queen of Scots. Married to James IV, King of Scotland. Mother of Arthur I, King of Scotland; Henry, duke of Rothesay; Elizabeth, duchess of York. 

3. Henry, Duke of York. Married to Margaret of Austria. Father of Elizabeth, marchioness of Pembroke; Mary, duchess of Rothesay; Henry, duke of York. 

4. Elizabeth, Queen of France. Married to François I, King of France. Mother of Henri II, King of France; Louise, Queen of Navarre; Élisabeth, Queen of Portugal; Marguerite, Duchess of Ângouleme; Charles, duke of Valois.

5. Mary, Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Spain. Married to Charles V. Mother of Philip II, King of Spain; Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor; Enrique, King of Sicily; Elizabeth, Duchess of Ferrara; Juana, Archduchess of Austria. 

6. Edmund, Duke of Somerset. Married to Lucrezia D’Este. Father of Henry, duke of Somerset; Edmund, earl of Worcester; Owen, earl of Richmond; Lucrezia, duchess of Northumberland; Margaret, duchess of York; Eleonor, countess of Westmorland.

7. Katherine, Queen of Navarre. Married Henri II of Navarre. Mother of Henri III of Navarre; Marie, viscountess of Rohan; Jeanne, duchess of Savoy.

[ladymarys-blog]

Mary Tudor Brandon

Daughter of King Henry VII and Queen Elizabeth of York, Mary born in 18 march 1496 in Richmond Palace, she was considered one of the most beautiful Princesses of Europe.  Mary married King Louis XII in 1514 and become Queen of Frances, after the King Loui’s death she married Charles Brandon in 1515 and had four children whith her second husband, Henry, Frances, Eleanor and Henry Brandon. She was the favorite sister of King Henry VIII and very friend of Queen Catherine of Aragon, Mary didn’t agree with Henry and Catherine divorce.  Mary died by natural causes in 1533. 

[margueritedanjou]

The children of Katherine de Valois, Queen of England & Princess of France, and her second husband, Owain Tudor (AU included):

1. Edmund Tudor, Earl of Richmond (1430-1456).

2.Jasper Tudor, Earl of Pembroke and Duke of Bedford (1431-1495).

3. Owen Tudor, monk. (year of birth and death unknown).

4. Margaret Tudor. (year of birth and death unknown).

[madonna-la-cardinalessa]

The Tudors ~ Favourite Scenes 1/

The Tudors 1.06

[queeenpersephone]

url edit: @dethronejane

[mary-tudor]

A bitter reminder that Elizabeth I wasn’t the only one to deal with the ultimate issue of executing a royal cousin or not.

Tallis, Nicolla. "Crown Of Blood: The Deadly Inheritance of Lady Jane Grey".