Claire | October 9, 2012

On 9th October 1514, the eighteen year-old Mary Tudor, sister of Henry VIII, married the fifty-two year-old King Louis XII of France at Abbeville. You can read the details of the wedding and Mary’s appearance in my post Mary Tudor Marries Louis XII of France but I wanted to share with you Tim’s photo of […]

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Tags: Hever Castle, Hever tapestry, Louis XII, marriage of Mary Tudor and Louis XII, Mary Tudor, Mary Tudor Queen of France, tapestry of Mary Tudor and Louis XII

Claire | June 25, 2011

On this day in history, 25th June 1533, the 37 year old Mary Tudor, sister of Henry VIII and wife of his friend Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, died at her home Westhorpe Hall in Suffolk. Mary was buried first at the local abbey in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, but when the abbey was dissolved […]

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Tags: Charles Brandon, Mary Tudor, Mary Tudor Queen of France

Claire | June 25, 2010

On this day in history, 25th June 1533, Henry VIII’s sister, Mary Tudor, died at her home, Westhorpe Hall, Suffolk at the age of just 37. She was laid to rest at the local abbey in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, but her body was later moved to St Mary’s Church, Bury St Edmunds, when the […]

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Tags: Chapuys, Mary Rose, Mary Tudor, Mary Tudor Queen of France

Claire | March 18, 2010

On this day in history, the 18th March 1496, Princess Mary Tudor was born – Happy 514th Birthday Mary! Wow, it’s confusing having two Mary Tudors – Mary Tudor Queen of England (Mary I) and Mary Tudor Queen of France (daughter of Henry VII and sister of Henry VIII) but it gets even more confusing […]

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Tags: Duchess of Suffolk, Lady Jane Grey, Mary Tudor, Mary Tudor Queen of France

Claire | February 18, 2010

On this day in history, 18th February 1516, Mary Tudor (Mary I) was born – happy 494th birthday Mary! To commemorate the birthday of this Tudor monarch, I’ve written a bio or factfile over at The Elizabeth Files – see Mary I Facts – but I thought it would be fun to list some Mary […]

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Tags: Mary I, Mary I facts, Mary Tudor