Love Britain's Bloody Crown, Channel 5's series on the Wars of the Roses, but losing track of all of the individuals as they change sides, fall in battle, or are lynched? This Who's Who guide gives the key facts for all of the protagonists, and also indicates those who died in battle, or met a different untimely end. It also lists the names and dates of the battle, and whether it was a Lancastrian, Yorkist or Tudor victory. ABOUT THE SERIES: Tudor Times Insights are ebooks collating articles from our website www.tudortimes.co.uk which is a repository for a wide variety of information about...
Love Britain's Bloody Crown, Channel 5's series on the Wars of the Roses, but losing track of all of the individuals as they change sides, fall in bat...
Lady Katherine Grey was the second of the ill-fated Grey sisters. Her elder sister, Lady Jane Grey, was executed for being a pawn in an attempt to subvert the Tudor succession, and Katherine's royal blood meant that she was regarded with suspicion by Elizabeth I. Her secret marriage called down the Queen's wrath.... ABOUT THE SERIES: Tudor Times Insights are ebooks collating articles from our website www.tudortimes.co.uk which is a repository for a wide variety of information about the Tudor and Stewart period 1485 - 1625. There you can find material on People, Places, Daily Life, Military &...
Lady Katherine Grey was the second of the ill-fated Grey sisters. Her elder sister, Lady Jane Grey, was executed for being a pawn in an attempt to sub...
Sir William Cecil, Lord Burghley was at Elizabeth I's side from the day she became Queen until his death forty years later. During that period they worked closely together - not always agreeing on policy, but with mutual trust and confidence. At the heart of Burghley's policy was the ambition to forge a Protestant state, preferably linking England and Scotland to stand against Catholic Europe. However, politics weren't his only passion, he also had a vast array of other interests, including architecture, maps, books and his family. ABOUT THE SERIES: Tudor Times Insights are ebooks collating...
Sir William Cecil, Lord Burghley was at Elizabeth I's side from the day she became Queen until his death forty years later. During that period they wo...
Lady Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox, lived a dangerous, and action-packed life. Niece of Henry VIII, she was both aunt and mother-in-law of Mary, Queen of Scots. Her determination to promote her son, Darnley, as Mary's husband, along with her Catholic faith, made her vulnerable to Elizabeth I's wrath. It wasn't all politics with Margaret - just after the death of Anne Boleyn, she was imprisoned for an illicit relationship with Anne's uncle... ABOUT THE SERIES: Tudor Times Insights are ebooks collating articles from our website www.tudortimes.co.uk which is a repository for a wide...
Lady Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox, lived a dangerous, and action-packed life. Niece of Henry VIII, she was both aunt and mother-in-law of Mary...
Sir James Melville is little known today, but he lived a life at the heart of Anglo-Scottish politics in the second half of the sixteenth century. Son of a traitor, executed for revealing secrets to Henry VIII's government, he served Mary Queen of Scots as ambassador to Elizabeth I of England, as well as managing other aspects of her foreign affairs. The Scottish court was a dangerous place, and Melville steered a careful path between the factions, whose increasingly bitter rivalry resulted in the murder of the Queen's secretary, her husband, and, later, two of the four regents for her son,...
Sir James Melville is little known today, but he lived a life at the heart of Anglo-Scottish politics in the second half of the sixteenth century. Son...
James Stewart, Earl of Moray was an illegitimate son of James V. He played a pivotal role in the politics of Scotland between 1555 and his assassination in 1571, first as a supporter of his half-sister, Mary, Queen of Scots, but later as her rival for power. Moray's career is controversial - definitely involved in the murder of Mary's secretary, Rizzio, was he also behind the plot to assassinate Darnley with a hidden plan to overthrow Mary? Or was he merely a dutiful servant of the Scottish state, who took on the role of Regent to try to bring stability to the nation? ABOUT THE SERIES: Tudor...
James Stewart, Earl of Moray was an illegitimate son of James V. He played a pivotal role in the politics of Scotland between 1555 and his assassinati...
Lady Margaret Beaufort was a key figure in the Wars of the Roses. Lancastrian by birth and her marriage to Henry VI's half-brother, she was later a prominent courtier at the courts of Edward IV and Richard III. A woman with a talent for intrigue, she spotted the opportunity to promote the claim of her son, Henry Tudor, to the crown of England, and supported him in his successful invasion. Once her dynasty was established, Margaret turned to building and education, founding two great Cambridge Colleges. ABOUT THE SERIES: Tudor Times Insights are books and ebooks collating articles from our...
Lady Margaret Beaufort was a key figure in the Wars of the Roses. Lancastrian by birth and her marriage to Henry VI's half-brother, she was later a pr...
Mary I, daughter of Henry VIII and Katharine of Aragon, was the first woman crowned as sovereign in England. Her life veered between triumph and tragedy, as the doted on child became an outcast, deprived of her status and separated from her mother. She overcame opposition to claim her rightful inheritance, but memories of her short reign have been been largely negative. This account draws on the latest scholarship to show a queen who was far more than the religious fanatic she has been portrayed as. ABOUT THE SERIES: Tudor Times Insights are books and ebooks collating articles from our...
Mary I, daughter of Henry VIII and Katharine of Aragon, was the first woman crowned as sovereign in England. Her life veered between triumph and trage...
Katharine of Aragon is one of the most famous queens in European history. First wife of Henry VIII of England, she was at his side for over half his reign, loved and honoured, before the king's desire to remarry, for a combination of personal and political reasons led him to try to set her aside. Katharine's determination to resist the annulment of her marriage lasted for years, and resulted in Henry breaking with the Church of Rome. ABOUT THE SERIES: Tudor Times Insights are ebooks collating articles from our website www.tudortimes.co.uk which is a repository for a wide variety of...
Katharine of Aragon is one of the most famous queens in European history. First wife of Henry VIII of England, she was at his side for over half his r...
