10:08- The sad thing is that Mary I specifically requested that she be buried with her poor, maligned mother Catherine of Aragon whom she had been cruelly separated from when Henry VIII decided to have his 1st marriage annulled when Mary I was only ten and the two were never to see each other again in this world. Alas, Elizabeth I ignored Mary's last wish (despite Elizabeth herself having lost her own mother early in life). So, no doubt Mary I likely would be most infuriated at not only not being buried with her mother but also being buried with her loathed half-sister.
Do you think she was the only one who had their wishes ignored when they were buried? Even Catherine of Aragon had her wishes ignored in terms of where she was buried. Want to know what was really sad. Mary Tudor the French Queen was buried in some tiny little church but her husband was buried in St George’s chapel. Considering Mary was the sister of the King how did she end up getting dumped to the side while her husband got the burial she should have had.
@@cherrytraveller5915 I agree that it was infuriating that both Catherine of Aragon and her sister-in-law Mary, the Duchess of Suffolk weren't buried as per their last wishes. However, neither of them had been a ruling monarch while Mary I HAD been the first indisputable woman monarch of England so her wishes re where she was to be buried should have been carried out (and I doubt Elizabeth I herself would have been happy to be buried in the same spot as Mary I- to say nothing of them being in close proximity to their mutually loathed cousin Mary, Queen of Scots [seriously, it was ONLY because Mary I hated the idea of the then- French Dauphine becoming the English Queen Regnant MORE that Mary I reluctantly kept her half-sister as her heiress despite Elizabeth being Protestant- and then the Queen of Scots made a lifelong enemy out of Elizabeth via jauntily declaring HERSELF as Queen Regnant as soon as Mary I's death became known in France]).
Do you mean following George II’s death? He was the last monarch buried at Westminster Abbey with George III creating the royal vault in St George’s Chapel Please make another video discussing the Stuart Vault and the Hanoverian Vault of George II. The Stuart vault contains Charles II, Mary II, William III, Prince George of Denmark and Queen Anne
I always wonder that too. We wouldn’t think of opening JFK’s tomb in Arlington but this is somehow ok. Evidently there’s some unspoken period of time after which it becomes an archeological endeavor. Weird!
There is something strange about opening several hundred years tombs and consider the remains well intact. In fact, shortly after death, flys will be attracted and lay eggs. It happens in our own time, with our swift transport to cooling facilities. So imagine a person, royal or not royal, in the 1600 century, being preserved from the maggots before burial. I have a problem believing that.
They often took considerable trouble to embalm the bodies of royalty, also wrapping them thoroughly in cloth soaked in wax. Later, there were lead-lined coffins. This suggests to me that life would be unsustainable due to lack of oxygen, which would break the eggs-larvae-pupa-fly process either before the first cycle was completed or before a second cycle could commence, exposing the body to larvae damage for only a limited time.
Clearly, Richard Courtenay was the true love of Henry V. No doubt you would have said so had a woman been found with him, but your bias renders Richard but a "close friend". Henry could have directed that Richard's body be interred at multiple places but chose his final resting place at Westminster. He did this as soon as Richard died, so he would be there when Henry’s time came. This deliberate act reflects in death what they were in life. Extremely close and very intimate. Such a powerful passion can only have included physical intimacy, and Henry seems to have been aware of this by the fact that he sought to keep the final union secret. As an aside: There is no mention of this in Henry's will or codicil (and no instruction to his executors has been uncovered, probably they were verbal). Only those closest to him seem to have known, those that carried out his last wishes. This strongly suggests that Henry knew precisely what it would mean. It transcends all other relationships in his life, with a level of intimacy denied even his wife. She was finally buried close to Henry, but only by other people’s doing, not Henry’s, and 400 years after his death. No mention of her is included in the detailed direction Henry gave about his tomb and funeral. To this may be added that Henry will have been aware that no king before him had been buried with a man, and what that would mean. Particularly, as Henry by his actions showed that he was very pious. This is then, not about some sentimental idea of Henry sharing eternity with Richard, but rather that they would, on the Day of Judgement, together rise from the grave, in a bond of Love. Think on the enormity of that for a moment, (at least for Henry and Richard (who was a bishop) 600 years ago), and you might then better understand why your video remarks may be seen as naive and ill-informed.
I really enjoy your videos and the research you have put into them but am somewhat disheartened by the poor pronunciation of a lot of words. this takes away from what is really good work!
James VI King of Scots, James I King of England & Ireland is your first cousin once removed's wife's son's wife's second great grandmother's ex-partner's 6th great aunt's 1st husband.
Huh? We owe our education and freedoms because of the bs between him and the catholic refusal to recognise his marriage. The world changed drastically over this fateful decision. It’s incredible that had his brother not died, we would still been living in the Middle Ages.
10:08- The sad thing is that Mary I specifically requested that she be buried with her poor, maligned mother Catherine of Aragon whom she had been cruelly separated from when Henry VIII decided to have his 1st marriage annulled when Mary I was only ten and the two were never to see each other again in this world. Alas, Elizabeth I ignored Mary's last wish (despite Elizabeth herself having lost her own mother early in life). So, no doubt Mary I likely would be most infuriated at not only not being buried with her mother but also being buried with her loathed half-sister.
Do you think she was the only one who had their wishes ignored when they were buried? Even Catherine of Aragon had her wishes ignored in terms of where she was buried. Want to know what was really sad. Mary Tudor the French Queen was buried in some tiny little church but her husband was buried in St George’s chapel. Considering Mary was the sister of the King how did she end up getting dumped to the side while her husband got the burial she should have had.
@@cherrytraveller5915 I agree that it was infuriating that both Catherine of Aragon and her sister-in-law Mary, the Duchess of Suffolk weren't buried as per their last wishes. However, neither of them had been a ruling monarch while Mary I HAD been the first indisputable woman monarch of England so her wishes re where she was to be buried should have been carried out (and I doubt Elizabeth I herself would have been happy to be buried in the same spot as Mary I- to say nothing of them being in close proximity to their mutually loathed cousin Mary, Queen of Scots [seriously, it was ONLY because Mary I hated the idea of the then- French Dauphine becoming the English Queen Regnant MORE that Mary I reluctantly kept her half-sister as her heiress despite Elizabeth being Protestant- and then the Queen of Scots made a lifelong enemy out of Elizabeth via jauntily declaring HERSELF as Queen Regnant as soon as Mary I's death became known in France]).
Who cares, Bloody Mary took so many lives over the Catholic bs, and you think it was cruel she didn’t have her death wish?
Thanks for that 😊
Do you mean following George II’s death? He was the last monarch buried at Westminster Abbey with George III creating the royal vault in St George’s Chapel
Please make another video discussing the Stuart Vault and the Hanoverian Vault of George II. The Stuart vault contains Charles II, Mary II, William III, Prince George of Denmark and Queen Anne
You're right. She meant George II.
our late Queen Elizabeth II body will be preserved as she is in a lead coffin
Henry VII was buried in Westminster Abbey he has a whole chapel there. It was Henry VIII that was buried at St George’s Chapel, as was Edward IV.
2:07 Uhh, George III died in 1820. You are thinking of his grandfather.
Why do they keep opening coffins
Morbid curiosity?
Ghoulishness.
To see who’s coughin’
I always wonder that too. We wouldn’t think of opening JFK’s tomb in Arlington but this is somehow ok. Evidently there’s some unspoken period of time after which it becomes an archeological endeavor. Weird!
nice job
Hopefully they took DNA samples for references.
Weird that royalty is buried in churches. Like they're holier than anyone else...
There is something strange about opening several hundred years tombs and consider the remains well intact. In fact, shortly after death, flys will be attracted and lay eggs. It happens in our own time, with our swift transport to cooling facilities. So imagine a person, royal or not royal, in the 1600 century, being preserved from the maggots before burial. I have a problem believing that.
They often took considerable trouble to embalm the bodies of royalty, also wrapping them thoroughly in cloth soaked in wax. Later, there were lead-lined coffins. This suggests to me that life would be unsustainable due to lack of oxygen, which would break the eggs-larvae-pupa-fly process either before the first cycle was completed or before a second cycle could commence, exposing the body to larvae damage for only a limited time.
Yes, that might very well be the case. @@justinneill5003
Why don't they show some bodies? I'd like to see Long Shanks.
Clearly, Richard Courtenay was the true love of Henry V. No doubt you would have said so had a woman been found with him, but your bias renders Richard but a "close friend". Henry could have directed that Richard's body be interred at multiple places but chose his final resting place at Westminster. He did this as soon as Richard died, so he would be there when Henry’s time came. This deliberate act reflects in death what they were in life. Extremely close and very intimate. Such a powerful passion can only have included physical intimacy, and Henry seems to have been aware of this by the fact that he sought to keep the final union secret.
As an aside: There is no mention of this in Henry's will or codicil (and no instruction to his executors has been uncovered, probably they were verbal). Only those closest to him seem to have known, those that carried out his last wishes. This strongly suggests that Henry knew precisely what it would mean. It transcends all other relationships in his life, with a level of intimacy denied even his wife. She was finally buried close to Henry, but only by other people’s doing, not Henry’s, and 400 years after his death. No mention of her is included in the detailed direction Henry gave about his tomb and funeral. To this may be added that Henry will have been aware that no king before him had been buried with a man, and what that would mean. Particularly, as Henry by his actions showed that he was very pious. This is then, not about some sentimental idea of Henry sharing eternity with Richard, but rather that they would, on the Day of Judgement, together rise from the grave, in a bond of Love. Think on the enormity of that for a moment, (at least for Henry and Richard (who was a bishop) 600 years ago), and you might then better understand why your video remarks may be seen as naive and ill-informed.
I really enjoy your videos and the research you have put into them but am somewhat disheartened by the poor pronunciation of a lot of words. this takes away from what is really good work!
James VI King of Scots, James I King of England & Ireland is your first cousin once removed's wife's son's wife's second great grandmother's ex-partner's 6th great aunt's 1st husband.
The worst king must be Henry 8th, surely.
Huh? We owe our education and freedoms because of the bs between him and the catholic refusal to recognise his marriage. The world changed drastically over this fateful decision. It’s incredible that had his brother not died, we would still been living in the Middle Ages.
Agree, an utter tyrant.
4:30 amerstyth? This and a few other mispronunciations, hard to believe you’re understanding what you’re reading.
Red silk Damsk? Thing she means Damask. As in Da-mask.