There is a very striking thing (I was writing a while back about the last revision of Henry VIII's will) that in December 1546 the line of succession to the throne of England ran as follows: Edward, Prince of Wales (9); Princess Mary (29); Princess Elizabeth (13); Lady Jane Grey (9 or 10); Lady Katherine Grey (6); Lady Mary Grey (1); Lady Margaret Clifford (6).
Thanks for reading! What I find so interesting is that there just seemed to be so much people could do to change who sat on the throne compared to today. Or even compared to Queen Anne’s time.
"Arabella, much like her unfortunate relative Lady Jane Grey, did not want anything to do with the throne, and she spent most of her life studying and becoming very learned. She sometimes came to the court of Elizabeth, but spent most of her adolescence with her grandmother Bess of Hardwick at her home Hardwick Hall."
Now I want to know everything about her! I wonder if there's a good book, or even a historical novel. I feel one could conjure a whole life from this sentence.
I am so drawn to her as well! And there are a few books about her, even one of her letters. You always hear mixed things when it comes from an interview that talks mostly about her grandmother because they did have a falling out. It would be interesting to hear a talk or read a book about all of the possible Tudor heirs through the few generations they ruled.
There is a very striking thing (I was writing a while back about the last revision of Henry VIII's will) that in December 1546 the line of succession to the throne of England ran as follows: Edward, Prince of Wales (9); Princess Mary (29); Princess Elizabeth (13); Lady Jane Grey (9 or 10); Lady Katherine Grey (6); Lady Mary Grey (1); Lady Margaret Clifford (6).
Thanks for reading! What I find so interesting is that there just seemed to be so much people could do to change who sat on the throne compared to today. Or even compared to Queen Anne’s time.
"Arabella, much like her unfortunate relative Lady Jane Grey, did not want anything to do with the throne, and she spent most of her life studying and becoming very learned. She sometimes came to the court of Elizabeth, but spent most of her adolescence with her grandmother Bess of Hardwick at her home Hardwick Hall."
Now I want to know everything about her! I wonder if there's a good book, or even a historical novel. I feel one could conjure a whole life from this sentence.
I am so drawn to her as well! And there are a few books about her, even one of her letters. You always hear mixed things when it comes from an interview that talks mostly about her grandmother because they did have a falling out. It would be interesting to hear a talk or read a book about all of the possible Tudor heirs through the few generations they ruled.