💙📚 Historian John Guy argued that “England was economically healthier, more expansive, and more optimistic under the Tudors” than at any time since the ancient Roman occupation.
John Guy (1988), Tudor England, Oxford University Press, p. 32. #Tudor #history #henryviii #maryi #ladyjanegrey
A queen… on her knees… washing and kissing the feet of the poor.
This was Maundy Thursday in Tudor England.
And yes, it really happened.
Watch the full story on YouTube.
#Tudors #MaundyThursday #MaryI #HenryVIII #Easter
It’s no April Fool’s joke; it’s finally warm enough (and sunny enough!) to work outside! ☀️ 📖
#research #amwriting #Tudors #MaryI #queen
#OTD 30 Mar 1558
#MaryI made her will believing the birth of her heir was imminent
She stated her mother's remains be taken from Peterborough to Westminster Abbey, her child to inherit the English throne & husband #PhilipofSpain to act as Regent
Sadly for her, there was to be no child
#History
Elizabeth I wasn’t born secure. She was declared illegitimate.
Imprisoned in the Tower.
Suspected of treason.
Before she ruled England’s Golden Age… she had to survive Tudor politics.
Watch Elizabeth I Before the Crown now on YouTube.
#ElizabethI
#TudorHistory
#MaryI
#AnneBoleyn
#HenryVIII
#OTD 24 Feb 1580
Henry Fitzalan 12th Earl of Arundel died
At court from 15 probably the only English nobleman to serve
#HenryVIII
#EdwardVI
#MaryI
#ElizabethI
What amazing tales he could tell being at the centre of #TheTudors for 65yrs
But DYK he introduced passenger coaches to the UK?
#History
#OTD 20 Feb 1552 ...
died a woman every #Tudor fan would love to meet but perhaps not heard of; The Countess of Pembroke #AnneHerbert - #KatherineParr's sister
Lady in waiting to 7 Queens [all #SIX of #HenryVIII's wives then going on to serve #MaryI]
... the stories she could tell ..
#History
We're keeping Mary I's birthday celebrations going with the latest episode of @ifitaintbaroquepod.bsky.social 🎉
Listen wherever you get your podcasts or get the direct link here: drjohannastrong.ca/2026/02/19/r... 🎧
#MaryI #Tudors #queenship #queen #Tudor
Unknown Artist
Portrait of #MaryI, Queen of England (1516-58), who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1554
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
#MaryTudor #QueenMary #Tudor
After #AntonisMor (1519-75)
Portrait of #MaryI, Queen of England (1516-58), who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1554
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
#MaryTudor #QueenMary #Tudor
Unknown Artist
Portrait of #MaryI, Queen of England (1516-58), who was #BornOnThisDay
16th-century
Private Collection
#MaryTudor #QueenMary #Tudor
After #AntonisMor (1519-75)
Portrait of #MaryI, Queen of England (1516-58), who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1554-9
Royal Collection
#MaryTudor #QueenMary #Tudor
After #AntonisMor (1519-75)
Portrait of #MaryI, Queen of England (1516-58), who was #BornOnThisDay
16th Century
#MaryTudor #QueenMary #Tudor
#AntonisMor (1519-75)
Portrait of #MaryI, Queen of England (1516-58), who was #BornOnThisDay
1554
Museo del Prado
#MaryTudor #QueenMary #Tudor
Hans #Eworth (d. 1574)
Portrait of #MaryI, Queen of England (1516-58), who was #BornOnThisDay
1555-8
#MaryTudor #QueenMary #Tudor
Hans #Eworth (d. 1574)
Portrait of #MaryI, Queen of England (1516-58), who was #BornOnThisDay
1554
Society of Antiquaries of London
#MaryTudor #QueenMary #Tudor
Hans #Eworth (d. 1574)
Portrait of #MaryI, Queen of England (1516-58), who was #BornOnThisDay
1554
National Portrait Gallery
#MaryTudor #QueenMary #Tudor
#MasterJohn (active 1544-45)
Portrait of #MaryI, Queen of England (1516-58), who was #BornOnThisDay
1544
National Portrait Gallery
#MaryTudor #QueenMary #Tudor
Attributed to #LucasHorenbout (ca. 1490-1544)
Portrait of #MaryI, Queen of England (1516-58), who was #BornOnThisDay
1525
National Portrait Gallery
#MaryTudor #QueenMary #Tudor
It was wonderful to catch up with @ifitaintbaroquepod.bsky.social yesterday evening to record an episode on Mary I (in time for her birthday!) 👑 Stay tuned for its release soon!
#MaryI #Tudors #podcast #HappyBirthday
In 1555, London celebrated the birth of Mary I’s son.
Church bells rang. Te Deums were sung.
Only… there was no baby.
Was it a phantom pregnancy?
Or something far more serious?
Full breakdown now on YouTube.
#MaryI #TudorHistory #Tudors #RoyalHistory #PhantomPregnancy #WomenInHistory
Richard Burton’s 1969 Valentine’s gift to Elizabeth Taylor wasn’t just a pearl it was La Peregrina, once worn by Mary I of England. A jewel that traveled from the Spanish crown to a Tudor queen to a Hollywood legend. #maryI #Tudor #valentinesday #valentines #pearl
“Bloody Mary”, that’s usually where the story begins… and ends.
The burnings matter, of course they do. But they’re not the whole story.
My full Beginner’s Guide to Mary I is now on YouTube
#MaryI #BloodyMary #TudorHistory #WomenInHistory
On 9 February 1555, John
Hooper, the Protestant Bishop of Gloucester was burned at the stake in his cathedral city.
The execution was prolonged due to wet wood and it was one of the most harrowing burnings of Mary's reign. #Tudor #bloodymary #MaryI #OTD #Gloucester
#OTD #TDIH #February8, 1587: #DOTD: #RIP #MaryQueenOfScots. #MaryStuart #MaryQueenOfScots #MaryI #Beheadings #Regicide #Executions #EnglishMonarchy #ScottishMonarhy #HouseOfStuart #BritishMonarchy #BritishNobility #BritishHistory #ComedySky #PythonSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwTq...
#OTD #TDIH #February8, 1587: #DOTD: #RIP #MaryQueenOfScots. #MaryStuart #MaryQueenOfScots #MaryI #Beheadings #Regicide #Executions #EnglishMonarchy #ScottishMonarhy #HouseOfStuart #BritishMonarchy #BritishNobility #BritishHistory #ComedySky #PythonSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FvW...
📚💙⏳ In early April 1555 Mary I withdrew into her rooms for her confinement but by late July everyone realised that the queen was not pregnant. #bloodymary
#MaryTudor #MaryI #pregnancy #Tudor
#OTD 1 Feb 1554
#MaryI made her rousing speech to the Guildhall, London rallying support to put down the #ThomasWyatt rebellion
Her marriage to Philip of Spain was unpopular with her subjects, yet she won over her subjects!
Defeated the rebels surrendered & were eventually executed
#History
The Tudors ruled from 1485 to 1603, a period marked by Henry VIII’s break with Rome, violent religious shifts, and the cultural confidence of Elizabeth I’s reign. All this helped to define early modern England.
#Elizabethan #HenryVIII #Tudor #ElizabethI #MaryI #EdwardVI #LadyJaneGrey #HenryV
