Post by Mary Tudor on Jun 8, 2010 0:56:48 GMT 1
CHARACTER'S BACKSTORY
Born on February the 18th 1516, and died November the 17th 1558. The only surviving child of Queen Katherine of Aragon & King Henry VIII. If she had been born a boy, history could have been so different. As it was, she started out as a much doted on child, only to be relegated to illegitimacy when her father decided to annul the marriage with her mother.
GENTILITY
Royal House of Tudor, granddaughter of King Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castille.
POSITION
Princess of Wales (later revoked and retitled as Lady Mary) and much later Queen of England and Ireland, Queen Consort of Aragon, Castile and Naples, Queen Consort of the Spanish Netherlands.
PERSONALITY TYPE
A precocious child and doted on by her father, who bragged that "this child never cries". Her parent's divorce and the birth of her half sister and brother left her emotionally insecure for the rest of her life.
SIGNATURE LOOK
Red hair, blue eyes and light complexion. Later, because of her adversity, her skin became paler, and by the time she was a teen and young adult, she is described as thin. Although described by some as looking ill-tempered, her "squinty" eyes were due to poor eyesight.
ENDEARING TRAITS
In her teens and younger years she is said to have been kind. Even as an adult she is said to have cared for and loved her brother and sister. Despite being from different mothers, she loved Edward as a son and full brother, and took care for Elizabeth and other children, substituting as their mother. She was intelligent, extremely bright, cunning, had a passion for music, loved to read and learned Latin, Spanish, English, French and other languages. She never gave up on religion or turned her back on her beliefs. Even when she was told she would be killed, she never cried, backed down or screamed and she defied everybody until the bitter end.
ANNOYING TRAITS
Mary never talked back or had the courage to go against her father, unlike her mother. Katherine knew him well enough not to defy him with a sharp tongue like Anne Boleyn, but by steady resistance. Some historians argue Mary's lack of rebelliousness could be because of her pious upbringing. While Katherine grew up in battle and in games of politics, Mary was sheltered from this until too late.
SCANDALS
Marian Persecutions, marriage to Prince Phillip of Spain and the execution of Lady Jane Grey.
NICKNAMES
Bloody Mary, the Catholic.
SITE OF BURIAL
Westminster Abbey, buried alongside her half-sister Elizabeth I. The tomb, topped by an effigy of Elizabeth I, bears the epitaph: "Consorts both in throne and grave, here rest we two sisters, Elizabeth and Mary in the hope of one resurrection". Though she requested to be buried alongside her mother, Katherine of Aragon, this request was not upheld.
CHARACTER CONNECTIONS
Father: King Henry VIII Tudor
Mother: Queen Katherine of Aragon
Paternal Grandfather: Henry VII Tudor
Paternal Grandmother: Elizabeth of York
Maternal Grandfather: Ferdinand II of Aragon
Maternal Grandmother: Isabella of Castile
Sister: Princess Cordelia Tudor (
)
Half-Sister: Princess Elizabeth Tudor
Half-Brother: Prince Edward Tudor
Half-Brother: Henry Fitzroy
Husband: King Phillip II of Spain (July 25th,1554-November 17th,1558)
Children: First phantom pregnancy occured during November 1554, while the second phantom pregnancy is said to have happened between 1554 and 1558.
Godfather: Cardinal Wolsey
At first she got along well with the King's other children. As Princess Elizabeth and Prince Edward grew up, however, their Protestant views put them at odds with her as she never swayed from her devout Catholicism. As King, Edward scolded and bullied her about her beliefs and finally disinherited her in favor of their cousin Lady Jane Grey.
TIMELINE OF MARY TUDOR
July 14th, 1531
Her Father separates from her mother, Queen Katherine of Aragon who is now banished from court.
May 23rd, 1533
Archbishop Thomas Cranmer declares the marriage between King Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon void; Mary is declared illegitimate and no longer a princess.
September 7th, 1533
Birth of Princess Elizabeth Tudor, Mary is required to serve her infant sister as a lady in waiting.
September, 1534
Mary is gravely ill, the King sends his personal physician to attend her and grants Katherine of Aragon permission to visit her daughter, sensing a political trap to force submission to the King's divorce with Mary used as bait, Katherine declines.
November 1534 - Early 1535
Act of Supremacy is passed by Parliament which declared the king Head of the Church of England, also the Treason Act made denying any royal their 'dignity, title or name of their royal estates' a capital offense.
January 7th, 1536
Katherine of Aragon dies in exile at Kimbolton and Mary is denied permission to attend her mother's funeral.
May 19th, 1536
Execution of Anne Boleyn; two days prior Elizabeth was declared illegitimate.
May 20th, 1536
Father is engaged to Jane Seymour; they are married ten days later.
June 22nd, 1536
Writes to her father accepting her illegitimate status, the annulment of her parents marriage and her father's position as Supreme Head of the English Church.
July 6th, 1536
At Jane Seymour's insistence, King Henry meets with Mary for the first time since the separation from her mother.
July 23rd, 1536
Death of half-brother Henry Fitzroy at St James Palace.
October 12th, 1537
Birth of Prince Edward.
October 24th, 1537
Death of Jane Seymour; Mary was mourner in chief for her stepmother's funeral.
December 26th, 1539
Mary meets with her suitor, Duke Philip of Bavaria, for the first time at Westminster.
January 6th, 1540
Father marries Anne of Cleves.
July 9th, 1540
Father's marriage to Anne of Cleves annulled.
July 28th, 1540
Father marries Katherine Howard.
February 13th, 1542
Katherine Howard is executed, marriage to father annulled earlier.
July 12th, 1543
Father marries Catherine Parr.
July 14th, 1543
Third Succession Act is passed by Parliament - restores Mary and Elizabeth to the succession after Prince Edward and his heirs.
January 28th, 1547
King Henry VIII dies, Prince Edward Tudor accesses the throne.
Spring 1547
Thomas Seymour writes to Mary proposing marriage, Mary refuses so Seymour weds Catherine Parr in secret in May.
January 15th, 1549
House of Lords passes The Act of Uniformity which forbids the Catholic mass and introduces the Book of Common Prayer, Mary would defy this law for the duration of her brother's reign.
March 18th, 1551
Meets with her brother the king in hopes of reconciling their religious differences.
June 21st, 1553
King Edward VI signs a statement disowning his sisters Mary and Elizabeth in favor of Lady Jane Grey to succeed him.
July 6th, 1553
King Edward VI dies, announcement of the King's death is delayed, both of the king's sisters are invited to court but do not come each sensing the plot against them.
July 10th, 1553
Lady Jane Grey is proclaimed Queen.
July 19th, 1553
Forces loyal to Mary disperse Suffolk's troops and Lady Jane Grey is imprisoned in the Tower, Mary is proclaimed Queen.
August 3rd, 1553
Mary and her supporters enter London in triumph.
October 1st, 1553
Coronation of Queen Mary I.
July 25th,1554
Mary married King Phillip II of Spain.
November 1554
Mary, thinking she was pregnant, had Thanksgiving services at the diocese in London.
1555
Mary obtained a paper bull confiriming that she and Phillip were the monarchs of Ireland.
Feb 4-9th, 1555
Protestant Leaders were hanged or burned for their faith, this lasted for around four years.
March-July 1557
Phillip returned to England to try to persuade Mary to support Spain in a war against France.
July 13th, 1558
English forces fared badly in the confilct and a a result lost Calais. Englands finances were also ruined.
November 17th, 1558
Mary died from a pituitary tumor.
December 1st, 1558
Mary was buried in Westminster Abbey, instead of Peterborough Cathedral with her mother.
Sidenote: I'll be starting Mary Tudor on a blank slate here guys, so whatever was done with her on Kingdom, is irrelevant.
Born on February the 18th 1516, and died November the 17th 1558. The only surviving child of Queen Katherine of Aragon & King Henry VIII. If she had been born a boy, history could have been so different. As it was, she started out as a much doted on child, only to be relegated to illegitimacy when her father decided to annul the marriage with her mother.
GENTILITY
Royal House of Tudor, granddaughter of King Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castille.
POSITION
Princess of Wales (later revoked and retitled as Lady Mary) and much later Queen of England and Ireland, Queen Consort of Aragon, Castile and Naples, Queen Consort of the Spanish Netherlands.
PERSONALITY TYPE
A precocious child and doted on by her father, who bragged that "this child never cries". Her parent's divorce and the birth of her half sister and brother left her emotionally insecure for the rest of her life.
SIGNATURE LOOK
Red hair, blue eyes and light complexion. Later, because of her adversity, her skin became paler, and by the time she was a teen and young adult, she is described as thin. Although described by some as looking ill-tempered, her "squinty" eyes were due to poor eyesight.
ENDEARING TRAITS
In her teens and younger years she is said to have been kind. Even as an adult she is said to have cared for and loved her brother and sister. Despite being from different mothers, she loved Edward as a son and full brother, and took care for Elizabeth and other children, substituting as their mother. She was intelligent, extremely bright, cunning, had a passion for music, loved to read and learned Latin, Spanish, English, French and other languages. She never gave up on religion or turned her back on her beliefs. Even when she was told she would be killed, she never cried, backed down or screamed and she defied everybody until the bitter end.
ANNOYING TRAITS
Mary never talked back or had the courage to go against her father, unlike her mother. Katherine knew him well enough not to defy him with a sharp tongue like Anne Boleyn, but by steady resistance. Some historians argue Mary's lack of rebelliousness could be because of her pious upbringing. While Katherine grew up in battle and in games of politics, Mary was sheltered from this until too late.
SCANDALS
Marian Persecutions, marriage to Prince Phillip of Spain and the execution of Lady Jane Grey.
NICKNAMES
Bloody Mary, the Catholic.
SITE OF BURIAL
Westminster Abbey, buried alongside her half-sister Elizabeth I. The tomb, topped by an effigy of Elizabeth I, bears the epitaph: "Consorts both in throne and grave, here rest we two sisters, Elizabeth and Mary in the hope of one resurrection". Though she requested to be buried alongside her mother, Katherine of Aragon, this request was not upheld.
CHARACTER CONNECTIONS
Father: King Henry VIII Tudor
Mother: Queen Katherine of Aragon
Paternal Grandfather: Henry VII Tudor
Paternal Grandmother: Elizabeth of York
Maternal Grandfather: Ferdinand II of Aragon
Maternal Grandmother: Isabella of Castile
Sister: Princess Cordelia Tudor (
)Half-Sister: Princess Elizabeth Tudor
Half-Brother: Prince Edward Tudor
Half-Brother: Henry Fitzroy
Husband: King Phillip II of Spain (July 25th,1554-November 17th,1558)
Children: First phantom pregnancy occured during November 1554, while the second phantom pregnancy is said to have happened between 1554 and 1558.
Godfather: Cardinal Wolsey
At first she got along well with the King's other children. As Princess Elizabeth and Prince Edward grew up, however, their Protestant views put them at odds with her as she never swayed from her devout Catholicism. As King, Edward scolded and bullied her about her beliefs and finally disinherited her in favor of their cousin Lady Jane Grey.
TIMELINE OF MARY TUDOR
July 14th, 1531
Her Father separates from her mother, Queen Katherine of Aragon who is now banished from court.
May 23rd, 1533
Archbishop Thomas Cranmer declares the marriage between King Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon void; Mary is declared illegitimate and no longer a princess.
September 7th, 1533
Birth of Princess Elizabeth Tudor, Mary is required to serve her infant sister as a lady in waiting.
September, 1534
Mary is gravely ill, the King sends his personal physician to attend her and grants Katherine of Aragon permission to visit her daughter, sensing a political trap to force submission to the King's divorce with Mary used as bait, Katherine declines.
November 1534 - Early 1535
Act of Supremacy is passed by Parliament which declared the king Head of the Church of England, also the Treason Act made denying any royal their 'dignity, title or name of their royal estates' a capital offense.
January 7th, 1536
Katherine of Aragon dies in exile at Kimbolton and Mary is denied permission to attend her mother's funeral.
May 19th, 1536
Execution of Anne Boleyn; two days prior Elizabeth was declared illegitimate.
May 20th, 1536
Father is engaged to Jane Seymour; they are married ten days later.
June 22nd, 1536
Writes to her father accepting her illegitimate status, the annulment of her parents marriage and her father's position as Supreme Head of the English Church.
July 6th, 1536
At Jane Seymour's insistence, King Henry meets with Mary for the first time since the separation from her mother.
July 23rd, 1536
Death of half-brother Henry Fitzroy at St James Palace.
October 12th, 1537
Birth of Prince Edward.
October 24th, 1537
Death of Jane Seymour; Mary was mourner in chief for her stepmother's funeral.
December 26th, 1539
Mary meets with her suitor, Duke Philip of Bavaria, for the first time at Westminster.
January 6th, 1540
Father marries Anne of Cleves.
July 9th, 1540
Father's marriage to Anne of Cleves annulled.
July 28th, 1540
Father marries Katherine Howard.
February 13th, 1542
Katherine Howard is executed, marriage to father annulled earlier.
July 12th, 1543
Father marries Catherine Parr.
July 14th, 1543
Third Succession Act is passed by Parliament - restores Mary and Elizabeth to the succession after Prince Edward and his heirs.
January 28th, 1547
King Henry VIII dies, Prince Edward Tudor accesses the throne.
Spring 1547
Thomas Seymour writes to Mary proposing marriage, Mary refuses so Seymour weds Catherine Parr in secret in May.
January 15th, 1549
House of Lords passes The Act of Uniformity which forbids the Catholic mass and introduces the Book of Common Prayer, Mary would defy this law for the duration of her brother's reign.
March 18th, 1551
Meets with her brother the king in hopes of reconciling their religious differences.
June 21st, 1553
King Edward VI signs a statement disowning his sisters Mary and Elizabeth in favor of Lady Jane Grey to succeed him.
July 6th, 1553
King Edward VI dies, announcement of the King's death is delayed, both of the king's sisters are invited to court but do not come each sensing the plot against them.
July 10th, 1553
Lady Jane Grey is proclaimed Queen.
July 19th, 1553
Forces loyal to Mary disperse Suffolk's troops and Lady Jane Grey is imprisoned in the Tower, Mary is proclaimed Queen.
August 3rd, 1553
Mary and her supporters enter London in triumph.
October 1st, 1553
Coronation of Queen Mary I.
July 25th,1554
Mary married King Phillip II of Spain.
November 1554
Mary, thinking she was pregnant, had Thanksgiving services at the diocese in London.
1555
Mary obtained a paper bull confiriming that she and Phillip were the monarchs of Ireland.
Feb 4-9th, 1555
Protestant Leaders were hanged or burned for their faith, this lasted for around four years.
March-July 1557
Phillip returned to England to try to persuade Mary to support Spain in a war against France.
July 13th, 1558
English forces fared badly in the confilct and a a result lost Calais. Englands finances were also ruined.
November 17th, 1558
Mary died from a pituitary tumor.
December 1st, 1558
Mary was buried in Westminster Abbey, instead of Peterborough Cathedral with her mother.
Sidenote: I'll be starting Mary Tudor on a blank slate here guys, so whatever was done with her on Kingdom, is irrelevant.
