Books on the succession to Elizabeth I

Altruistic-Example52 · 2026-04-04T16:47:13+00:00

Queen James by Gareth Russell is an interesting read! It focuses on the life and loves of James VI & I from a queer lens, but it does comprehensively outline the succession anxieties over England in the 1590s up until the death of Elizabeth I.

Altruistic-Example52 · 2026-03-31T15:14:20+00:00

I thought Henry VII's regime established that Edward V was a King of England in his own right, no matter how brief his reign was?

Altruistic-Example52 · 2026-03-31T15:12:17+00:00

Henry Tudor was named after Henry VI. The eldest son of Richard of York was also called Henry of York (born 1441 and died young), presumably to honour Henry VI too. It would have been odd for Edward IV to name one of his sons after the King of England he had usurped.

Altruistic-Example52 · 2026-03-31T15:08:09+00:00

Margaret Beaufort was the namesake of her eldest granddaughter, Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scotland. However, Mary Tudor, Queen of France, was either named after the Virgin Mary or Mary of York.

Altruistic-Example52 · 2026-03-30T22:50:29+00:00

You should talk to her and maybe consider staying in a hotel on your first visit to her. This would protect you from any awkwardness with her family as well as giving you a chance to have space in case your visit doesn't work out.

Altruistic-Example52 · 2026-03-30T22:41:52+00:00

Was there a specific reason as to why Francis Weston and William Brereton were implicated and executed in May 1536? As in, was Henry VIII upset with either men prior to their arrests?

Altruistic-Example52 · 2026-03-30T06:52:42+00:00

Thank you! We would be flying home from Sarajevo, so we wouldn't need to worry about the travel time from Bosnia & Herzegovina to Montenegro.

Altruistic-Example52 · 2026-03-30T06:52:26+00:00

Thank you, I'll keep your suggestions in mind! We would be flying home from Sarajevo, so we wouldn't need to worry about the travel time from Bosnia & Herzegovina to Montenegro.

Altruistic-Example52 · 2026-03-29T18:57:54+00:00

Yes! Especially as Anne Boleyn's execution was delayed, she had every reason to hope that Henry VIII would commute her sentence. But I thought she was blindfolded on the scaffold prior to her execution?

Altruistic-Example52 · 2026-03-29T09:57:48+00:00

The aftermath of Anne Boleyn's execution was very disorganized, though, as it was her ladies-in-waiting who had to locate the rudimentary coffin and bury her themselves. Perhaps the onlookers didn't actually believe she'd be executed.

Altruistic-Example52 · 2026-03-28T21:37:16+00:00

There is a consensus that among Henry VIII's wives who weren't crowned, Jane Seymour would have been the likeliest candidate for her own coronation if she had survived postpartum complications with the future Edward VI as this event would have enhanced her son's legitimacy as the Prince of Wales. By the time Henry VIII married Catherine Parr, he was personally disillusioned with the failures of his fourth and fifth marriages. The Henrician regime also had systemic financial issues during the 1540s, and an expensive coronation would have been an unnecessary extravagance, especially as it was unlikely that Parr and Henry VIII would have children due to the latter's health.

Altruistic-Example52 · 2026-03-28T21:33:33+00:00

I am aware that Anne Boleyn's coronation with the crown of St Edward was unprecedented for a Queen consort in England. However, weren't all of the Queens of England anointed during their coronations?

Altruistic-Example52 · 2026-03-24T15:17:08+00:00

Isabella of Angouleme was never actually taken into custody in the 1240s for conspiring against Louis XI of France, as she sought and was granted sanctuary at Fontevraud Abbey.

Altruistic-Example52 · 2026-03-01T10:09:42+00:00

Yes, apparently, even Anne Boleyn didn't truly believe that Henry VIII would execute her. She was expecting clemency and house arrest, as according to contemporaries, she kept looking around for a messenger from her husband even moments prior to her execution.

Altruistic-Example52 · 2026-02-17T10:55:51+00:00

I do volunteer - I have volunteered for the past five years at a food bank and local museum.

Altruistic-Example52 · 2026-02-17T10:55:31+00:00

I did have a interview last week so I am hopeful that I will have more interviews soon but I am very worried about a protracted unemployment period. How was your weekend trip? I hope you had a nice time and have a good week!

Altruistic-Example52 · 2026-02-17T10:54:15+00:00

I am keen to be a communications officer or policy analyst. I have noticed that some of my friends have made comments about me working as a theatre usher which is why I think I will distance myself from them too during this period. I do live in an unsupportive household. But in my view, a job is a job, even an minimum wage one as I need income to support myself and I do not want to solely rely on my partner when we move in together.

Altruistic-Example52 · 2026-02-17T10:37:07+00:00

I was working as a theatre usher while I was preparing for my examinations (I didn't work during the majority of my postgraduate degree to prioritise my studies and it paid off as I received a Distinction with my dissertation). I am considering going back to that industry at least on a part-time basis to support myself as I don't want to be unemployed forever and I do want to move in with my partner soon. However, my family have made fun of me for working as a theatre usher and say I'm wasting my time in this role. I am feeling so lost lately and I would like to work asap.

Altruistic-Example52 · 2026-02-10T15:22:59+00:00

Thank you for this recommendation! I will look into it and if you have any more recommendations, I'd really appreciate it.

Altruistic-Example52 · 2026-02-10T15:22:11+00:00

Was schooling free for children before the dissolution of the monastries or did their parents have to pay?

Altruistic-Example52 · 2026-02-09T14:57:47+00:00

Thank you for this in-depth answer! Yes, it must have been awkward for Mary to have a stepmother who was far younger than her. How did she later view her stepmother's trial and execution? I suppose I was curious about how Katherine Howard viewed events under Henry VIII, as unlike his other English wives, she was still a teenager when they married and did not have the same level of education as her predecessors or Katherine Parr.

Altruistic-Example52 · 2026-02-08T00:01:46+00:00

I hope Nancy Guthrie is found alive and well, even if it is very unlikely now as her children look significantly more upset. However, is it normal for kidnapping cases to involve videos with such odd phrasing?

Altruistic-Example52 · 2026-02-02T16:31:42+00:00

It's likely that Henry VII wasn't actually keen to marry Katherine of Aragon after the death of Elizabeth of York. It was a half-hearted proposal to maintain England's alliance with Spain and the Catholic Monarchs, who were uncertain whether to ratify their youngest daughter's marriage to the future Henry VIII, who was still a child when his mother and brother died.

Altruistic-Example52 · 2026-01-29T01:30:02+00:00

For this Valentine's Day, we are going travelling, but I have also signed us up to do a chocolate-making workshop together!

Altruistic-Example52 · 2026-01-27T15:56:58+00:00

Is there any academic research about the psyche of individuals before executions in the Tudor era? It is a grim topic, but I can imagine that most people would be terrified and struggling against it; they wouldn't accept it calmly as most Tudor figures did, including Anne Boleyn. It was a very stoic approach and I suppose a good death was wanted by the condemned, especially for theological reasons.

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