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It was the good choice because none will try rule her and her Kingdom but the only reason why because she was scared if she get married that she will loose her head and that man rule the country and they can do want to women because they where weak apparently. 😑😑😑😑😑😑😡😡😡😃😃😃😃😃☺☺☺ Good bye have a wonderful day /night /afternoon . We have finished this topic in school but we are doing Shakespeare now so .
@@HistoryCalling Really thank I wish my class watched you for the tudors but we aren't allowed because the computer we have for the power point on the tudors and two we are not allowed youtube unless it for teachers.
Ah, I see. Well, I can understand where your school is coming from there. No doubt, if TH-cam was allowed in class, there would be a lot of non-educational videos being watched as well :-)
I've always liked the idea that Henry and his womanising and obsession with having a son set the foundations for the downfall of his entire dynasty by impressing upon his daughter the perils of marriage and being a subordinate to a man. Ironic as well that she ruled England for so many years but left no direct heir from Henry to carry on the bloodline that he was so obsessed with.
I think Henry’s treatment of Anne was a large reason why Elizabeth never married. Despite his treatment of Catherine, it was openly known that Mary was Henry’s favourite daughter, and during Mary’s childhood the two were very close for many years, whereas after Anne’s death when Elizabeth was just two years old, Henry spent most of Elizabeth’s childhood completely ignoring and neglecting her. It wasn’t until she was a tween that she was reunited with her father, and I think she hated him. I think she intentionally ended his bloodline because it was the only way she could get back at the man who took her mother from her and caused so much pain in her childhood
I can think of 3 reasons she never married. First, possibly spite. Her father did so much to get a male heir that got her mother killed and made her childhood unhappy, by not marrying she stopped his line and made his actions moot. Second, she might have been unwilling to be a mother. It was dangerous to give birth, she lost 2 mother figures to complications. Third, her life controlled until she became queen, she might not want anyone having any semblance of power over her.
Elizabeth I played her cards cleverly. Although many suitors came to her, Elizabeth never gave to them a definite answer, She knew that any husband would bring disaster to the country. If he was French, Spain would declare war; if Catholic would infuriate the Protestants and Protestant husband would provoke the Catholics to rebellion, so she continues to play the marriage game until she was an old woman. She probably never intended to marry anyone, unless it could have been Leicester, but she was too cool-headed to marry for love. I'm really enjoying your Tudor videos. Thank you so much.
Yes Elizabeth could be as cruel and uncaring as Henry or Mary but I think in many ways Elizabeth did put her kingdom before her own needs or desires. That is what make her a better ruler than her father and siblings, she tried to do the best for her people not expect her people to be what she wanted.
@@HistoryCalling indeed! As you've said, she's a Tudor and like all Tudors was painfully aware of the precarity of their claim to the throne and hung on to power with shameless ferocity. You can also observe the Marian biases at play here between Elizabeth and her sister: Elizabeth's cold-blooded calculations to secure her power by refusing aide and later executing Mary Stuart; her imprisonment and of the remaining Grey sisters and the bastardisation of Catherine's children; and her refusal to share power with either a local or foreign husband are seen as necessities undertaken by shrewd, Protestant queen. While Mary Tudor's actions are forever linked with her contrived madness and instability, even though her imprisonment and execution of Jane Grey; marriage to Philip II of Spain; and burning of Protestant religious dissidents were all similar prvevative measures to secure her own power in England. However, one sister is forever remembered more favourably than the other.
Yes, it's fascinating to see how differently they're remembered and treated. More on Elizabeth's misbehaviour, (as well as her good points of course) next week!
@@HistoryCalling Yes, I hadn't heard about that particular instance of cruelty, & it's disappointing, but that's exactly why it should be known: people are well aware of the good things she did, but you need the whole picture, even if you're merely analysing the situation rather than making a moral judgement. We can't completely avoid judging tho, so we also need to try & judge fairly.
@@johntshorter Yeah, I think history's been unfair to Mary, for obvious reasons. For example, I used to think she'd had Jane Grey executed straight away, but she was remarkably forgiving at that point. That's never mentioned tho- it's evil Mary executing a saintly child, & neither of those things are true.
I think she was well aware of the power of men and that her power could be taken from her on the whim of whomever she did marry. Her father after all showed her how easily it was for a man to use and abuse women without fear of repercussions.
I think Elizabeth was doing just fine as She was, and She knew it. Good rule of thumb: If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Great Presentation! Thank You! ~TD, Boston
With the lifelong guilt she was said to have suffered over killing Mary of Scots, I just can’t imagine Elizabeth having Robert’s wife killed. But she was a Tudor, and they were made of sterner stuff than the rest of their peers.
Oh definitely. She was a Tudor (and indeed a Boleyn) through and through. Personally I tend to think she wasn't quite as extreme as her father (perhaps because unlike him, she really had to fight to get the throne), but when it came down to it, she'd do whatever it took to keep her enemies at bay and/or get what she wanted (shades of Anne Boleyn there too).
Ah, a fellow Northern Irelander! Welcome. Well you at least won't complain about the way I say 'Tower' as some of the trolls have done. I literally had someone trying to make me 'correct' my pronunciation by getting me to say words with ow in them like an American. Grr!
@@HistoryCalling wow how ignorant ! I find its far nicer to listen and learn through a familiar accent , especially when it’s so well spoken so I was delighted to find the channel !
Wonderful presentation, as always. No matter what the subject, your research and balanced approach always make for a highly informative and entertaining episode. I had only one question, based on your statement that she, as the Queen, would never meet her potential husbands. I'm probably miss-recollecting, but I seem to recall, from reading in various biographies of Elizabeth I, that some potential candidates (or was it only a representative of the foreign royal??) did come to England to meet her, and she then sort of played with them, flirted with them, and then, ostensibly regretfully, informed the candidate that, alas!, she unfortunately, for whatever reason, couldn't marry them at which point the poor guy would go home. Well, i probably have it wrong. Just wondered.
I think that Elizabeth was better monarch than her father sister and brother not because she didnt burn people and by % she executed less epeople than Mary and Henry( yeah Mary executed less but she also was a queen only 5 years and with this 5 short years she burned over 300 people, more than any other monarch in the world) but I think that Elizabeth was better monarch because she was smarter than her siblings and even her father I would argue, she made amazing decisions , there is a reason why her reign is being considered as a big success and the fact ythat she executed Mary Queen of Scots...well it was Marys own fault in the end of the day, she didnt give Elizabeth another choice, she literally committed high treason against her, and even then Elizabeth didnt want to execute her and did so with very heavy heart
Well, the Tudor main bloodline ended at Edward. You see, any child of Elizabeth would be start of A spin off branch. Sort of like, every Habsburg after Maria Theresa is not from the main line.
I guess Liz I was just as legitimate as William I. The consummate middle child. I've always thought one of Dudley's enemies had poor Amy killed in order to ruin him. Elizabeth was right to keep from giving herself to him fully; he would have been much too dangerous with that kind of power even if he did love her. Sweet Robin was sweeter on himself than anyone else. There's a wonderful scene in the old BBC series 'Elizabeth R' where one of the other men at court declares to Dudley that, "one day someone's going to plunge a dagger into your heart!" and Dudley's own sister says, "if he can find it!"
No, she didn't. A Tudor (and a Boleyn for that matter) through and through, but I'd say she had better control over her maniacal tendencies than her father and siblings did.
Elizabeth was smart, especially learning from other people's mistakes. Although I think she was losing it towards the end of her life, and seemed paranoid. I find it disappointing that Elizabeth had Mary executed and didn't show her mercy. Could she not remember that she herself was shown mercy by her sister. Very sad
She could not afford mercy for the queen of Scots, who time and again plotted to have Elizabeth killed. Parliament and her council were adamant--a Catholic monarchy in England had Mary succeeded would have meant the end of their livelihoods and potentially their lives. And Mary Tudor primarily showed her sister mercy because her husband Philip demanded it.
I understand that her ascendancy to the Crown was not a simple matter. No one gains or sustains such positions of power by themselves. She knew how to pick them, it seems, when assembling her team. That works both ways. The smartest picked her. Was she a virgin? More likely than not. She had ambition, and getting knocked up would not serve her goals. Ya don't have to go all the way for sex to be a lot of fun. He's married. Perfect. Did she love him? Very likely. Besides, where are they going to do it? The only people I can think of with a motive to murder Mrs. Dudley would be the enemies of Mr. Dudley. I may have read that theory somewhere. Maybe someone's commented on that. Yep, never married, absolutely right decision. Although she did not leave an heir, or appoint a successor, there were men who rose in rank while she was queen who were able to find a king and prevent a civil war. At least for a little while.
I have always considered the Tudors to be a psychopathic family and it was best they ran out after three generations. Of course that makes them all the more interesting to us now.
Maybe not quite psychopathic. Henry VII certainly wasn't one, I think Henry VIII was a narcissist rather than a psychopath, and in my view Edward VI is the closest candidate to a psycho though he was still a child when he died so we'll never know. Mary could be very emotional and had an odd sweet side; she was more a created monster than a pathological one. Elizabeth is probably the second closest candidate, though she had her kind moments and could be quite indecisive, not indicative of psychopathy. A family of loonies, yes, but maybe not psychopaths.
She never married because she didn't HAVE too. She was 1 of the most powerful women in the World. She did not need a man for that rank to own land or have money. She may have been Henry's daughter largely ignored but also of Anne's blood
I know this is an older video. I also know you probably have people commenting on your accent all the time. However, it is lovely. I wonder where you are from! I am an American and have no idea where you might hail from. Your videos of the Tudors are amazing! Are you an historian?
It makes you wonder why monarchs were so determined to forge alliances through blood when being close blood relatives doesn’t seem to have ever prevented a monarch from killing another
Victors write the history. Let's say Mary had pulled the same scheme as her brother and initiated a succession crises for her desire to not let her half-sister inherit, would Elizabeth be so merciful to those who attempted to steal her crown? I think not. Keep up the great work, I love watching your videos :).
One could say that she tried to find a balance so that no one need feel alienated like with Edward and Mary. I think Elizabeth might have appeared more religiously tolerant than her predecessors
I won't lie, she's not at the top of my list (I actually have a few more Tudor related ideas that have come up in the course of doing this Tudor monarchs' series) but I'll think about her for the longer term.
History calling thanks so much I was wondering do you think if both lady Jane grey and Mary queen of Scots were never killed and one of them will be queen of England in 1603 which one would it be I have a weird feeling that it would have lead to war don’t you think because I feel like Europe country’s hated Mary queen of Scots and so did Scotland but the catholic in England would want to have her as queen and lady Jane grey well when Elizabeth the 1 was pressured to name a successor the British Parliament pressures her to make Katherine grey lady Jane grey younger sister as heir since Henry the 8 changed the will and excluded the descendants of his older sister Margaret and Mary queen of France had better claim and when Elizabeth refused to name a successor in 1603 when she was dying who do you think she would have chosen lady Jane Grey or Mary queen of Scots and don’t forget parliament and the men around her in my opinion she would have chosen lady Jane Grey because she was next in line by Henry the 8 will and because she would have made the country Protestant just like Elizabeth and because they were both very good friend during Edward the 6 reign right ? I would love to know who do you think would have ruled England in 1603 lady jane grey or Mary queen of Scots and who would have had better claim but I do feel like there would have been a war or something if any of theses two ladies were queen in 1603 or they probably might as well have been dead since Mary queen of Scots would be 61 and lady Jane grey 65 ,66 or 67 we don’t know her actual birth but something like that but again who knows who would have been queen between these ladies who do you think it would have been lady Jane grey or Mary queen of Scots and love your content
I think Lady Jane Grey, as she was Protestant (and even more so if she'd had children by that point). I don't think Mary would have had enough support in England to take the throne.
@@HistoryCalling yeah but I think even if lady Jane grey was killed and Mary queen of Scots wasn’t I don’t think she would have been queen since her son James would have wanted the crown a lot and since he didn’t even see his mother and refused to meet her so yeah lady Jane grey would have been a queen and anyways I think lady Jane grey in general would have been a very good candidate in England since they can look at Henry the 8th will and she probably would have made her grand kids marry into Spanish royalty to end the war and would probably made are country in peace were Mary queen of Scots would have made this country into a living hell and she probably would have been dethroned again but yeah it is interesting isn’t it
One thing I would add/argue about Elizabeth I the Virgin Queen: First off I doubt she was a Virgin in the modern sense of the word. Second of all the word itself had a different meaning in her time compared to now. Then the word meant a woman who wasn't owned by any man. Married women of the day were essentially enslaved by their husbands. Daughters were owned by fathers and brothers etc. In this meaning Queen Elizabeth Tudor WAS a true Virgin. Also her birthday was in early September making her a Virgo. When King James would later commition the first english language bible during his reign this same meaning was attributed to the Virgin Mary. Jesus's mother was a Virgin in the same context as Queen Elizabeth I of England had been.
Lady Amy Dudley was no fool. She probably did have cancer. But she would have known about the rumors concerning her husband and the Queen. And knowing her husband very well. She probably was determined to make sure he never married the Queen. So sending her staff off the fair she probably took an over dose of her medication thus falling to her death. A death causing a scandal and preventing her husband's grand plans to wed Elizabeth. And even if there had been no scandal, I doubt very much that Elizabeth would have married Robert. Learning at a very young age she could never trust a man. There was no way she was going to have any many hold any power over her.
I noticed that you showed a copy of the King James Version of the Bible in your video, which was not authorized until after Elizabeth's death (during the reign of James I). I had originally thought that Elizabeth used and favored the Geneva translation, but now read that she didn't like that one at all. Did she use and promote the Bishop's Bible?
Well spotted! I actually just used that clip because it was the only good bit of free footage I could find of a Bible, but I did wince a little myself at the historical inaccuracy of it. I'm not sure which Bible Elizabeth used I'm afraid.
@@HistoryCalling Understandable! I can't find anyone who knows which English Bible Elizabeth favored, and yet she insisted on the use of the Bible and common prayer book in English, as you pointed out. The history of how the Bible was ever translated into English is an interesting one, and perhaps the subject of a future video!
So Mary was adulterous if she had another lover but the king like Henry was expected to have multiple women yep double standard. One scenario is admired and the other is guilty of treason. Who said history was fair
not so. Elizabeth I did not 'do it'. on the contrary, she did ALL poss for M. everyone (nearly) gets the wrong grasp of E II. her majesty was NOT at ALL like the others! methinks her majesty a far wiser mortal by keeping herself apart from adventure and relying on men in service known to her as competent, trustworthy, and capable.
oh but she navigated rough waters....and she survived. I don't think she was cruel.....she was necessarily firm when she had to be...It was the time. We can't judge it on today's standards.
The brilliant Tudors, but in real life they were a strange and dangerous bunch: miser (henry 7th), serial womaniser/ wife killer (henry 8), religious bigots ( mary Tudor, young edward) and finally the magnificently Vainglorious -cousin killing - Elizabeth 1st! A tribe so wonderful to read about, but not the nicest people to know! As for marriage, no chance, Elizabeth was far too selfish to share her throne with any man, her motto to her people was : love me and ME ALONE!!
Oh absolutely. I've always loved reading about them too, but I wouldn't want to have actually had to deal with any of the monarchs, or marry into the family. Even Catherine of Aragon, who is often touted as practically a saint, could be quite bloodthirsty when necessary (I'm thinking of how she dealt with the Scots while she was Regent for Henry during his trip to France). The Stuarts were quite murderous too, but that's a story for another day. :-)
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It was the good choice because none will try rule her and her Kingdom but the only reason why because she was scared if she get married that she will loose her head and that man rule the country and they can do want to women because they where weak apparently.
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We have finished this topic in school but we are doing Shakespeare now so .
Shakespeare might get a mention in Elizabeth's final video in a couple of weeks. :-)
@@HistoryCalling Really thank I wish my class watched you for the tudors but we aren't allowed because the computer we have for the power point on the tudors and two we are not allowed youtube unless it for teachers.
Ah, I see. Well, I can understand where your school is coming from there. No doubt, if TH-cam was allowed in class, there would be a lot of non-educational videos being watched as well :-)
@@HistoryCalling Thank you for understanding starting and hearting my comments
I've always liked the idea that Henry and his womanising and obsession with having a son set the foundations for the downfall of his entire dynasty by impressing upon his daughter the perils of marriage and being a subordinate to a man. Ironic as well that she ruled England for so many years but left no direct heir from Henry to carry on the bloodline that he was so obsessed with.
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I think Henry’s treatment of Anne was a large reason why Elizabeth never married. Despite his treatment of Catherine, it was openly known that Mary was Henry’s favourite daughter, and during Mary’s childhood the two were very close for many years, whereas after Anne’s death when Elizabeth was just two years old, Henry spent most of Elizabeth’s childhood completely ignoring and neglecting her. It wasn’t until she was a tween that she was reunited with her father, and I think she hated him. I think she intentionally ended his bloodline because it was the only way she could get back at the man who took her mother from her and caused so much pain in her childhood
Sharing her power would have been a loss of power
I can think of 3 reasons she never married. First, possibly spite. Her father did so much to get a male heir that got her mother killed and made her childhood unhappy, by not marrying she stopped his line and made his actions moot. Second, she might have been unwilling to be a mother. It was dangerous to give birth, she lost 2 mother figures to complications. Third, her life controlled until she became queen, she might not want anyone having any semblance of power over her.
Who are the 2 mother figures? Jane Seymour and Catherine Parr?
Elizabeth I played her cards cleverly. Although many suitors came to her, Elizabeth never gave to them a definite answer, She knew that any husband would bring disaster to the country. If he was French, Spain would declare war; if Catholic would infuriate the Protestants and Protestant husband would provoke the Catholics to rebellion, so she continues to play the marriage game until she was an old woman. She probably never intended to marry anyone, unless it could have been Leicester, but she was too cool-headed to marry for love. I'm really enjoying your Tudor videos. Thank you so much.
Yes Elizabeth could be as cruel and uncaring as Henry or Mary but I think in many ways Elizabeth did put her kingdom before her own needs or desires. That is what make her a better ruler than her father and siblings, she tried to do the best for her people not expect her people to be what she wanted.
Thanks for pointing out that Elizabeth could be brutal and cold-blooded too.
Yes, I think it's something that gets overlooked quite a lot, but it's an important part of her character.
@@HistoryCalling indeed! As you've said, she's a Tudor and like all Tudors was painfully aware of the precarity of their claim to the throne and hung on to power with shameless ferocity. You can also observe the Marian biases at play here between Elizabeth and her sister: Elizabeth's cold-blooded calculations to secure her power by refusing aide and later executing Mary Stuart; her imprisonment and of the remaining Grey sisters and the bastardisation of Catherine's children; and her refusal to share power with either a local or foreign husband are seen as necessities undertaken by shrewd, Protestant queen. While Mary Tudor's actions are forever linked with her contrived madness and instability, even though her imprisonment and execution of Jane Grey; marriage to Philip II of Spain; and burning of Protestant religious dissidents were all similar prvevative measures to secure her own power in England. However, one sister is forever remembered more favourably than the other.
Yes, it's fascinating to see how differently they're remembered and treated. More on Elizabeth's misbehaviour, (as well as her good points of course) next week!
@@HistoryCalling Yes, I hadn't heard about that particular instance of cruelty, & it's disappointing, but that's exactly why it should be known: people are well aware of the good things she did, but you need the whole picture, even if you're merely analysing the situation rather than making a moral judgement. We can't completely avoid judging tho, so we also need to try & judge fairly.
@@johntshorter Yeah, I think history's been unfair to Mary, for obvious reasons. For example, I used to think she'd had Jane Grey executed straight away, but she was remarkably forgiving at that point. That's never mentioned tho- it's evil Mary executing a saintly child, & neither of those things are true.
I think she was well aware of the power of men and that her power could be taken from her on the whim of whomever she did marry. Her father after all showed her how easily it was for a man to use and abuse women without fear of repercussions.
She also had Mary's example of how despised Philip of Spain was because he was a foreign king.
I think Elizabeth was doing just fine as She was, and She knew it.
Good rule of thumb: If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Great Presentation! Thank You!
~TD, Boston
With the lifelong guilt she was said to have suffered over killing Mary of Scots, I just can’t imagine Elizabeth having Robert’s wife killed. But she was a Tudor, and they were made of sterner stuff than the rest of their peers.
These were brutal times. I love all of your videos!
Thanks Wendy :-)
I watched far too many, before finally deciding to subscribe. I don't know what I was waiting for. I'm glad I finally did though.
I'm glad too. Welcome aboard :-)
Elizabeth was still Henry's daughter. When pushed, she could be just as brutal as him and I'm not too mad at her for it.
Oh definitely. She was a Tudor (and indeed a Boleyn) through and through. Personally I tend to think she wasn't quite as extreme as her father (perhaps because unlike him, she really had to fight to get the throne), but when it came down to it, she'd do whatever it took to keep her enemies at bay and/or get what she wanted (shades of Anne Boleyn there too).
i found your channel late last night and have been binging since!!!
these are my FAVOURITE videos!! keep it up!
Thank you :-) I'm really glad you like them.
Agreed! So glad I found this!
Mary played a dangerous game and lost. Elizabeth didn’t want to have her killed but Mary kept pushing.
So much research and effort put into this series , incredibly interesting and even in my own accent too ! 😁
Ah, a fellow Northern Irelander! Welcome. Well you at least won't complain about the way I say 'Tower' as some of the trolls have done. I literally had someone trying to make me 'correct' my pronunciation by getting me to say words with ow in them like an American. Grr!
@@HistoryCalling wow how ignorant ! I find its far nicer to listen and learn through a familiar accent , especially when it’s so well spoken so I was delighted to find the channel !
@@HistoryCalling So sorry about some of my arrogant countrymen. I find your accent clear and lovely .
Your videos are always fascinating and a easy way to learn about History .
Thanks Stephanie. :-)
Wonderful presentation, as always. No matter what the subject, your research and balanced approach always make for a highly informative and entertaining episode. I had only one question, based on your statement that she, as the Queen, would never meet her potential husbands. I'm probably miss-recollecting, but I seem to recall, from reading in various biographies of Elizabeth I, that some potential candidates (or was it only a representative of the foreign royal??) did come to England to meet her, and she then sort of played with them, flirted with them, and then, ostensibly regretfully, informed the candidate that, alas!, she unfortunately, for whatever reason, couldn't marry them at which point the poor guy would go home. Well, i probably have it wrong. Just wondered.
I think that Elizabeth was better monarch than her father sister and brother not because she didnt burn people and by % she executed less epeople than Mary and Henry( yeah Mary executed less but she also was a queen only 5 years and with this 5 short years she burned over 300 people, more than any other monarch in the world) but I think that Elizabeth was better monarch because she was smarter than her siblings and even her father I would argue, she made amazing decisions , there is a reason why her reign is being considered as a big success and the fact ythat she executed Mary Queen of Scots...well it was Marys own fault in the end of the day, she didnt give Elizabeth another choice, she literally committed high treason against her, and even then Elizabeth didnt want to execute her and did so with very heavy heart
Has anyone ever considered that Elizabeth deliberately made an end to to the Tudor line?
Well, the Tudor main bloodline ended at Edward. You see, any child of Elizabeth would be start of A spin off branch. Sort of like, every Habsburg after Maria Theresa is not from the main line.
@@savagedarksider5934lmao “spin off branch” was a good one
@@lfgifu296 like a spin off TV show in the royal family drama 😂 I think the proper term is "distaff line" or "scion"
I guess Liz I was just as legitimate as William I. The consummate middle child. I've always thought one of Dudley's enemies had poor Amy killed in order to ruin him. Elizabeth was right to keep from giving herself to him fully; he would have been much too dangerous with that kind of power even if he did love her. Sweet Robin was sweeter on himself than anyone else. There's a wonderful scene in the old BBC series 'Elizabeth R' where one of the other men at court declares to Dudley that, "one day someone's going to plunge a dagger into your heart!" and Dudley's own sister says, "if he can find it!"
Bess didn’t fall all that far from the tree.
No, she didn't. A Tudor (and a Boleyn for that matter) through and through, but I'd say she had better control over her maniacal tendencies than her father and siblings did.
@@HistoryCalling Certainly a better option than the two Marys in my opinion, and a greater monarch than Henry ever was.
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Thanks Lysa. Glad you're enjoying them :-)
Love your videos! I love reading about this time period. Blessings.
These Tudor's make the current Royals look civilized and proper.
Elizabeth was smart, especially learning from other people's mistakes. Although I think she was losing it towards the end of her life, and seemed paranoid.
I find it disappointing that Elizabeth had Mary executed and didn't show her mercy. Could she not remember that she herself was shown mercy by her sister. Very sad
She could not afford mercy for the queen of Scots, who time and again plotted to have Elizabeth killed. Parliament and her council were adamant--a Catholic monarchy in England had Mary succeeded would have meant the end of their livelihoods and potentially their lives. And Mary Tudor primarily showed her sister mercy because her husband Philip demanded it.
I understand that her ascendancy to the Crown was not a simple matter. No one gains or sustains such positions of power by themselves. She knew how to pick them, it seems, when assembling her team. That works both ways. The smartest picked her.
Was she a virgin? More likely than not. She had ambition, and getting knocked up would not serve her goals. Ya don't have to go all the way for sex to be a lot of fun. He's married. Perfect. Did she love him? Very likely. Besides, where are they going to do it?
The only people I can think of with a motive to murder Mrs. Dudley would be the enemies of Mr. Dudley. I may have read that theory somewhere. Maybe someone's commented on that.
Yep, never married, absolutely right decision. Although she did not leave an heir, or appoint a successor, there were men who rose in rank while she was queen who were able to find a king and prevent a civil war.
At least for a little while.
I have always considered the Tudors to be a psychopathic family and it was best they ran out after three generations. Of course that makes them all the more interesting to us now.
Maybe not quite psychopathic. Henry VII certainly wasn't one, I think Henry VIII was a narcissist rather than a psychopath, and in my view Edward VI is the closest candidate to a psycho though he was still a child when he died so we'll never know. Mary could be very emotional and had an odd sweet side; she was more a created monster than a pathological one. Elizabeth is probably the second closest candidate, though she had her kind moments and could be quite indecisive, not indicative of psychopathy. A family of loonies, yes, but maybe not psychopaths.
I would love to see a version DEI about King James or one about the Duke of Essex
She never married because she didn't HAVE too.
She was 1 of the most powerful women in the World.
She did not need a man for that rank to own land or have money.
She may have been Henry's daughter largely ignored but also of Anne's blood
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Not only was she the last Tudor standing she laster 45 years longer than her older sister and 50 past her younger brother
The stories of Mary and Katherine Grey were very tragic!
Amazing channel!!
Excellent. Thank you.
I know this is an older video. I also know you probably have people commenting on your accent all the time. However, it is lovely. I wonder where you are from! I am an American and have no idea where you might hail from. Your videos of the Tudors are amazing! Are you an historian?
I could be wrong but sounds Irish to me.
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Great video as always. Hope you're ok this week. Ali 🌺
Thank you. I'm good and hope you are too.
It makes you wonder why monarchs were so determined to forge alliances through blood when being close blood relatives doesn’t seem to have ever prevented a monarch from killing another
It really is very remarkable.
@@edithengel2284 I think they just didn’t want to pay to feed their daughters anymore
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As with her namesake and our late Queen , she put country before all else. In this case, she was a glorious monarch.
Victors write the history. Let's say Mary had pulled the same scheme as her brother and initiated a succession crises for her desire to not let her half-sister inherit, would Elizabeth be so merciful to those who attempted to steal her crown? I think not. Keep up the great work, I love watching your videos :).
One could say that she tried to find a balance so that no one need feel alienated like with Edward and Mary. I think Elizabeth might have appeared more religiously tolerant than her predecessors
I don’t blame her aversion. Her father ruined any taste she may have had for matrimony
Can you plz do a video on Pocahontas
Kinda depressing, but I need it. :)
I won't lie, she's not at the top of my list (I actually have a few more Tudor related ideas that have come up in the course of doing this Tudor monarchs' series) but I'll think about her for the longer term.
History calling thanks so much I was wondering do you think if both lady Jane grey and Mary queen of Scots were never killed and one of them will be queen of England in 1603 which one would it be I have a weird feeling that it would have lead to war don’t you think because I feel like Europe country’s hated Mary queen of Scots and so did Scotland but the catholic in England would want to have her as queen and lady Jane grey well when Elizabeth the 1 was pressured to name a successor the British Parliament pressures her to make Katherine grey lady Jane grey younger sister as heir since Henry the 8 changed the will and excluded the descendants of his older sister Margaret and Mary queen of France had better claim and when Elizabeth refused to name a successor in 1603 when she was dying who do you think she would have chosen lady Jane Grey or Mary queen of Scots and don’t forget parliament and the men around her in my opinion she would have chosen lady Jane Grey because she was next in line by Henry the 8 will and because she would have made the country Protestant just like Elizabeth and because they were both very good friend during Edward the 6 reign right ? I would love to know who do you think would have ruled England in 1603 lady jane grey or Mary queen of Scots and who would have had better claim but I do feel like there would have been a war or something if any of theses two ladies were queen in 1603 or they probably might as well have been dead since Mary queen of Scots would be 61 and lady Jane grey 65 ,66 or 67 we don’t know her actual birth but something like that but again who knows who would have been queen between these ladies who do you think it would have been lady Jane grey or Mary queen of Scots and love your content
I think Lady Jane Grey, as she was Protestant (and even more so if she'd had children by that point). I don't think Mary would have had enough support in England to take the throne.
@@HistoryCalling yeah but I think even if lady Jane grey was killed and Mary queen of Scots wasn’t I don’t think she would have been queen since her son James would have wanted the crown a lot and since he didn’t even see his mother and refused to meet her so yeah lady Jane grey would have been a queen and anyways I think lady Jane grey in general would have been a very good candidate in England since they can look at Henry the 8th will and she probably would have made her grand kids marry into Spanish royalty to end the war and would probably made are country in peace were Mary queen of Scots would have made this country into a living hell and she probably would have been dethroned again but yeah it is interesting isn’t it
The face of all.Greys is a wood cider tree and mine still exactly like hers
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You're welcome. Glad you enjoyed it 😀
One thing I would add/argue about Elizabeth I the Virgin Queen: First off I doubt she was a Virgin in the modern sense of the word. Second of all the word itself had a different meaning in her time compared to now. Then the word meant a woman who wasn't owned by any man. Married women of the day were essentially enslaved by their husbands. Daughters were owned by fathers and brothers etc. In this meaning Queen Elizabeth Tudor WAS a true Virgin. Also her birthday was in early September making her a Virgo. When King James would later commition the first english language bible during his reign this same meaning was attributed to the Virgin Mary. Jesus's mother was a Virgin in the same context as Queen Elizabeth I of England had been.
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I read a book called lady Elizabeth I believe it is all fiction are at least mostly fiction but it is really good if anyone wants to check it out
Like father, like daughter.
Lady Amy Dudley was no fool. She probably did have cancer. But she would have known about the rumors concerning her husband and the Queen. And knowing her husband very well. She probably was determined to make sure he never married the Queen. So sending her staff off the fair she probably took an over dose of her medication thus falling to her death. A death causing a scandal and preventing her husband's grand plans to wed Elizabeth. And even if there had been no scandal, I doubt very much that Elizabeth would have married Robert. Learning at a very young age she could never trust a man. There was no way she was going to have any many hold any power over her.
Very dramatic, but not really plausible. It would make a great serial though.
I noticed that you showed a copy of the King James Version of the Bible in your video, which was not authorized until after Elizabeth's death (during the reign of James I). I had originally thought that Elizabeth used and favored the Geneva translation, but now read that she didn't like that one at all. Did she use and promote the Bishop's Bible?
Well spotted! I actually just used that clip because it was the only good bit of free footage I could find of a Bible, but I did wince a little myself at the historical inaccuracy of it. I'm not sure which Bible Elizabeth used I'm afraid.
@@HistoryCalling Understandable! I can't find anyone who knows which English Bible Elizabeth favored, and yet she insisted on the use of the Bible and common prayer book in English, as you pointed out. The history of how the Bible was ever translated into English is an interesting one, and perhaps the subject of a future video!
@@HistoryCalling would She have used a Tyndal version?
Let’s be honest she wasn’t the ‘ virgin queen ‘ . Lizzy loved the fellas and booty calls.
Umm, no. Evidence for this?
Long may she REIGN
So Mary was adulterous if she had another lover but the king like Henry was expected to have multiple women yep double standard. One scenario is admired and the other is guilty of treason. Who said history was fair
not so. Elizabeth I did not 'do it'. on the contrary, she did ALL poss for M. everyone (nearly) gets the wrong grasp of E II. her majesty was NOT at ALL like the others! methinks her majesty a far wiser mortal by keeping herself apart from adventure and relying on men in service known to her as competent, trustworthy, and capable.
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oh but she navigated rough waters....and she survived. I don't think she was cruel.....she was necessarily firm when she had to be...It was the time. We can't judge it on today's standards.
The brilliant Tudors, but in real life they were a strange and dangerous bunch: miser (henry 7th), serial womaniser/ wife killer (henry 8), religious bigots ( mary Tudor, young edward) and finally the magnificently Vainglorious -cousin killing - Elizabeth 1st! A tribe so wonderful to read about, but not the nicest people to know!
As for marriage, no chance, Elizabeth was far too selfish to share her throne with any man, her motto to her people was : love me and ME ALONE!!
Oh absolutely. I've always loved reading about them too, but I wouldn't want to have actually had to deal with any of the monarchs, or marry into the family. Even Catherine of Aragon, who is often touted as practically a saint, could be quite bloodthirsty when necessary (I'm thinking of how she dealt with the Scots while she was Regent for Henry during his trip to France). The Stuarts were quite murderous too, but that's a story for another day. :-)
liz kinda easygoing then her sister 🤷♀️🤣but cut from the same cloth 👑🌹up the Tudors
All royalty has illegitimate chikdren.
Much more difficult for a queen regnant than for a king.
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