I'm of the idea that Henry wanted to be buried by Jane Seymour not out of pure love, per se, but rather that she bore him the male heir he needed. Of course, Katherine and Anne were out of the question!
Claire, as an Anglophile particularly obsessed with the Tudor dynasty, I adore your videos. Thank you so much for doing this year-long series. I look forward to it each day. In addition, your hair looks awesome shorter and blonde! Very complimentary to you. Thanks again & cheers!
Just loving this!!! The Tudor era in general, and Henry VIII in particular has been an interest of mine since I was 10 years old. I'm now in my 50s and I still want to absorb as much knowledge as possible. Thank you so much for sharing your vast knowledge!!
I called this "Time with Claire." I put my 92 y.o. Mom to bed, my Husband is asleep and I log on to TH-cam and there you are! Thanks so much for doing this. It is something so informative to look forward to every day! :)
I live in North Carolina and would love to travel to England sometime. There are many places I'd love to see, including St George's Chapel. I've always had an interest in Tudor history and I enjoy these videos so very much. Thank you~
Christine Kelly Oh, me too! I am going in April on a Jane Austen tour, but maybe my next excursion will be a history tour. We will actually be visiting Sudeley Castle, so hopefully we can see Catherine Parr’s tomb. There is so much to see!
I have been to England 2 times. I highly recommend a trip there. Seeing all that history is incredibly amazing. You have to see Westminster, the Tower of London and the Cotswolds. I had tea and scones with strawberry jam and they were to die for!!
I would LOVE to visit England and be able to continue my family history research. I've discovered that one of my cousins married into the royal family and created quite a scandal!
My prayer was answered. With a recent Tudor History video in mind, I said a little, quick prayer when I clicked on this one, "Please don't let there be anything in this video about putrefying, exploding or dripping body parts."
I am so grateful to have found your videos. I've had the honor of visiting the U.K. only once in my life, and I left my heart there. Thank you for sharing this fascinating and educational information. I can't tell you how much I enjoy you and your topics! I hope to get back before I die... Thank you!❤
I loved your story about Henry the Eight and his burial under the chapel. I did work in the Castle for 2 years and was one of a few who had been it the Crypt. By the way I did meet the Queen twice I worked as an electrician there.
Your wonderful series makes the events of so long ago relevant and very human, the "characters" of history become people again. Monday the 18th is my birthday and I am looking forward to a Tudor fact for that day.
Claire, I really enjoy you're videos, and watch the recipe videos at night before I go to bed, as you're voice is so relaxing. I wish you could touch on Sir Thomas Gresham. I am a Gresham, and have read many things on him, but would love to hear from you on him. Thanks! :)
Love your videos, Claire! Tudor history is something I never tire of, and you're top notch at filling us in with the fascinating details. Love from USA.
I got your book on poor George Boleyn. Very good so far! I think it's so sad that there is so little about his life when he had been the brother of Anne Boleyn. I love the Tudor's because of how almost mystical they feel. The Romanovs, my other favorite imperial family, have 1000s of photographs and personal writings in abundance but we're lucky to even have portraits of Henry viii etc
Hi Claire. The last time I was St George's I bought a very interesting book called "King Charles I, his burial and his relics". It contains an 1888 drawing of the vault by A.Y.Nutt, who, with a party led by Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, were returning some relics of Charles I (taken by the Prince Regent in 1807). The drawing is interesting due to the general level of decay to the coffins and in the vault itself. Mr Nutt gave this eyewitness description of Henry's coffin: "It is in a state of great dilapidation. The king's skull with its very broad frontal, his thigh bones, ribs and other portions of the skeleton, are exposed to view, as the lead has been extensively ripped open, apparently, to judge by the fractured edges, owing to the action of internal force outwards..... On the north side.... lies the much smaller coffin of Queen Jane Seymour. It is in good preservation and intact. But the wooden coffin, if there was one, that originally enclosed it, has decayed and fallen away; the wooden trestle on which her coffin rested is lying in pieces beneath it" Macabre, I know, but nonetheless fascinating! It seems Henry was still intent on making his presence felt even in death!!!!
Brilliant video. Yes I was one of those people who walked over the slab without noticing it marked the vault where Henry is buried. St. George’s chapel and Windsor castle is beautiful. I thoroughly enjoyed my visit there. Now prince Philip is interred in the vault. ❤️
I can’t wait until I save up enough to get my “something bad” sweatshirt! I listen to you every day, Claire, and usually follow the link for last year when you give it. My late husband was a student of Tudor history from college and I became interested at that time as well. I love your presentations including dog and cat cameos. I have pets coming and going as well. They give an enjoyable glimpse of your life in the here and now. I would very much enjoy a tour of your 300 year home if you were willing. Kind regards, Mary Hill
Hi Claire, I just wanted to thank you for recommending the book “young & dammed & fair’ by Gareth Russell, that tells the story of Katherine Howard. It was a fascinating insight into the life of a young girl at the court of Henry, and her tragic downfall. I was completely drawn into their world, and I thoroughly enjoyed it! Anne Wren.
Hi Claire, thank you so much for your amazing work ! Would you please make a video on a saintly figure who suffered endlessly because of her immense love for the Lord - Princess Alice.
On a side note..."Wolsey's Angels" I believe are at the Victoria and Albert Museum, some of the statues that were originally to be part of his tomb. I remember they had a fundraiser to purchase them for the museum and I believe restore them. They are beautiful, I believe carved by an Italian sculptor.
Strange how one of England's most notorious and famous king's ended up with such an insignificant memorial, and how quickly its original decorative elements were sold off/reused.
Robert Moore Some monarchs have no memorial stone at all. Charles II and Queen Anne are in the Stuart vault in Westminster Abbey with no memorial above ground
Thank you for this very interesting account of Henry VII’s funeral. I would love to visit St. George’s chapel one day. Look forward to your next video. 😍
I really look forward to your daily videos. My dream is to come to England and see all the locations I have learned about through you. With you as my tour guide. Keep up the excellent work.
I look forward to your videos every day and am delighted when I see notice in my feed. King Henry... did he mention Anne Boleyn on his deathbed in his last confession?
Sandra Vasoli found a source for Henry VIII expressing regret over Anne on his deathbed. I think she mentions it in her book Anne Boleyn's Letter from the Tower.
I am loving your daily videos and cannot wait to read them each morning.Thankyou so much for making Tudor history come alive again. I have a question:when I was at school many years ago now we were taught that Edward vi was a weak and sickly boy all his life.I watched a documentary on him on you tube the other day which gave the impression that he was a normal healthy boy until the lung sickness that eventually ended his life.I would like to know which of these is right?I have ordered your Anne Boleyn book and will definitely get the others as I am becoming addicted to Tudor history thanks to you
He wasn't sickly at all but then he caught smallpox and measles pretty much the same time, I think the year before he died, and that weakened his immune system.
I absolutely enjoy your videos. I love History and particularly the Tudors! I ordered your books and can’t wait to get them! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with all of us.
I have been a Tudor fan for 60 years. I will ask my family to send me your books . I want real facts not a novel. Although I have enjoyed them.love your video,, thank you
Hello there, I have been binge watching your channel recently. I would like to know where all of Henry viii’s wife’s are buried. Also, I would like to see a video all about each one of his wife’s. Thank you, Annalise.
Annalise Andrews Catherine of Aragon is at Peterborough Cathedral. Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard in the chapel of St Peter ad Vincula (Latin for in chains,) in the Tower of London. Jane Seymour is at Windsor. Anne of Cleves is at Westminster Abbey and Katherine Parr in the chapel of Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire.
The Anne Boleyn Files and Tudor Society Interesting, given the legend wrongly grown up around her execution. Like you I love history. I have taught it, researched it, collected artifacts, written about it and worked in places where history is alive and well. Love your channel. My current book is about the way that the 15th century progressed from the reign of Henry V, goes through the Wars of the roses, examines the stories about Richard III, dissects Henry VII and how his policies were at the root of his son's split with Rome, on through the Tudors then to 1603 and a new dynasty without bloodshed and uniting 2 crowns.
Your films are very enjoyable and informative. I look forward to them. Would you consider saying something about the reluctance of Elizabeth I to travel very far north and and her dealings with Talbot's wife, Bess of Hardwick whose granddaughter Arabella Stuart also had a claim to the throne after Elizabeth?
Hi Pat, I think the court officials threw their staffs (symbols of their office/position) into the king's tomb to show that they (the officials) are now out-of-office. The new monarch will appoint new officials after the funeral. I'm not a historian, but I recall hearing or reading about that ritual ......probably in one of Claire's videos or blog posts!!!
And I get the sense that the ritual continues. I came across a dramatization of the funeral of King George VI from "The Crown" where a staff was broken and dropped into the late king's grave.
Yes, that's correct. "Out with the old, in with the new." If someone remained in office they were reappointed and a new stave created. I wonder though - were they carved with the monarch's name or other inscription?
It is generally now just the Lord Chamberlain, but it used also to be the Lord Steward of the Royal Household and the Lord Great Chamberlain. The staff of office was broken in half to indicate that they were now not in their role because the appointment would be at the pleasure of the new monarch. The staff of office is not actually broken in modern times, it just unscrews into 2 pieces. It then goes on the Royal coffin as it travels down to the George III vault, where it is recovered for further use. The coffin stays on the slab in the centre of the vault until its final resting place is ready. In the case of the last Sovereign death in 1952, that process took until 1969, when the George VI Memorial Chapel was completed. He was then interred, and joined by Queen Elizabeth and the ashes of Princess Margaret in 2002.
Ok, I must have missed this. My apologies. Was King Henry the 8th embalmed? 2 plus weeks is a long time to preserve a body as big as his. He would be smelling pretty ripe very quickly. I do love to learn about all things Tudor. Since visiting the tower of London in '97. And discovering a book about the Great King Henry and his wifes in the gift shop. I've been captivated ever since. Thank you so much for all you do to keep Tudor history alive! Love, from Kansas!
Hello! I just love your videos and your take on all things Tudor. Will you be touching on the history of Henry's grandmother Margaret Beaufort? I don't know why, but I find her so interesting, the biggest meddling woman that has lived to date! Can you tell the whole story of her with all the historic records you can find? I also love Elizabeth Woodvilles' character in the White Queen. Can you tell us her story by historical accounts? Was she a witch truly?
Yes, I will be covering Margaret. No, I don't believe Elizabeth was a witch at all. Her name was blackened because she married the king when she wasn't supposed to. Their love match caused trouble. Then, of course, later, because of her sons' claims to the throne.
I think, just as the "family" portrait which included Jane who was long dead, so Henrys burial with her was his final attempt at promoting dynastic legacy and legitimacy. I dont believe it meant he loved her best, and I do believe that Edward was quite happy to also have his father and mother buried together. It has always seemed odd that Henry doesnt even have a tomb with his efigy... he was so vain seems like he would have been planning and overseeing it from long before... but like many, put off thinking of his own mortality and trusted to his heir and his people to make it as regal as Henry wished... But Edward was not in charge, and Mary left it be...I am somewhat surprised she didnt put Henry in a large double royal tomb with Her mother, Katherine of Aragon, but at least she showed some sense in that... I enjoyed this one, Claire, especially the part about the marble tomb and its eventual use.
Odd that Henry VIII would select Jane Seymore as his companion in the grave. He must have been a very complex personality to select his 3ed wife in that way.
Almonte Paolilli it’s not odd. She’s the wife that gave him a son and in his eyes his only true, good, and loyal wife he had. He was buried with her simply because she was the only “queen” to give him a legal male heir after 30 years of effort.
In an attempt partly to discredit Henry VIII, I believe there's a dubious if gruesome account of the fate of his coffin while at resting at Syon Nunnery prior to being transported to Windsor for burial.
Claire covered that in an earlier video--about how the vault had split at the seams during the rough carriage ride there, and a dog licked up the bloody body fluids that leaked out. I guess this is a result of his corpse bloating and bursting just like the evil Borgia pope. Maybe, evil guys explode!?
orlando1a1 It is most likely that the story was a reference to a bible story, where a bad King's blood was licked up by dogs. The book the story first appeared in is known to be very inaccurate. There may have been an accident with Henry's coffin however. When his vault was opened accidentally in 1813, whilst workmen were building the corridor to the new George III vault, the coffin was found to be in very bad condition.
Could you do a video explaining what most of the burial stuff means? The part where (this example of what you read will be ghastly from me) "the cloth was taken off" and "the six horseman". That was terrible but I hope you know what I am mean. Love these videos so much!!
I would love to know what happened to King Alfred The Great - the King who created England and also King Harold Godwinson (the last half Saxon King of England) (he was half Danish by blood to any 'wise guys') who tragically lost at Hastings. Let me know.
🇭🇲🦘 (viewed 30/09/2020) ... A most interesting account of Henry VIII's final resting place, and why he didn't get the tomb he had intended. Thank you Claire. 🔔👑🔔👍🌐👋
Do you think it would be good to exhume King Henry to examine his skeleton with modern science to look at what he was suffering from etc? Or do you think that would be disrespectful? Love you x
I think if work ever needed to be done in or around the vault then that would justify an examination of all the remains there, but otherwise I'd prefer it to be left alone.
The Anne Boleyn Files and Tudor Society That would need permission from The Queen and that is unlikely to be given, especially as she refused to have the so called tomb of the Princes in the Tower opened. There is no particular reason to disturb him. It would satisfy curiosity but not much else.
I wait excitingly everyday for your videos to post. Thank you. I have recently fallen in love with Tudor history and have orders your books. Could you tell me where Anne Boleyn is buried? Thank you Claire😄
Hello! I am a direct descendant of Mary Boleyn, my 14th GGM. I am just unsure if her Husband, William Carey, is my GGF or if it is in fact Henry VIII. Mary’s son Henry is my 13th GGF and I come from a long line of Carey’s through to the death of my 3rd GGM who died in 1904. Do you think there is any way to find out through DNA testing today if anyone can currently be linked genetically to Henry VIII? I’m thinking there isn’t but if anyone would know I thought you would. Thank you.
I live in a suburb In the Barnsley area and people have publicly commented on the Barnsley dialect we still talk in conversation using lots of tudor English thee and thy are common its as though the modern English language forgot about us here in deep Yorkshire so we find it hard to pass English exams. Rather than going and looking up old English just spend a month here then that's got it in second nature conversation.
HERMOSA EXPLICACIÓN, TUVE LA SUERTE DE CONOCER EL SARCÓFAGO DEL VICEALMIRANTE EN LA CATEDRAL DE SAN PABLO, TAMBIÉN TUVE LA SUERTE DE ESTAR DOS VECES EN LA CAPILLA DE SAN JORGE. CAMINÉ POR EL PASILLO DEL CORO Y PUDE ADMIRAR LA LÁPIDA DEL REY ENRIQUE VIII Y SU TERCER ESPOSA. SU RELATO COMPLETO MI CONOCIMIENTO, LA HISTORIA INGLESA ME APASIONA, POR LO TANTO QUIERO AGRADECERLE NUEVAMENTE POR ESTA ENSEÑANZA.
Claire, in an earlier video you mentioned that Henry could have made his illegitimate son, Henry Fitzroy, his heir if he had wanted to. Is that true? If it was, why would there have still been so much pressure on Catharine, Anne and the rest of Henry's wives to produce a viable heir? Why still write him out of his will in terms off succession?
He could have tried legitimizing Henry Fitzroy but that wasn't necessarily a safe bet. There were plans I believe to try to marry his daughter Mary and set her up is Queen Reignant, but that had never successfully been done in England( though strangely, it would be done with that very same Mary Tudor. When she came to the throne pretty much all the claimants were female and she had the best claim...... The others being Lady Jane Grey her sister Elizabeth and Mary Queen of Scots) I do believe the problem was Henry Fitzroy was that he died fairly young, and. therefore ceased to be a possibility
That's a good question, so far as the great ends he went to assuring his succession to a male heir, but I think the bastard boy he had with Mary Boleyn died before he was five. I'm not positive, but I believe I read that in the Alison Weir book about Henry's children, which is a great read, as well.
He could have done but it would have been complicated and he would have risked opposition. It was far better to have a completely legitimate heir with no issues to challenge. Fitzroy sadly died before Henry did anyway.
Question... when watching Meghan Markle walk up the aisle the day of her wedding, I noticed she walked around a marker on the floor, not far from the outside door. I think I saw something of brass, but maybe not.. it wasn’t visible long. is that where the marker is?
Wouldn't these underground tombs need repair after all of these years? I know Henry's tomb was opened by the Victorians( I believe) many years after his death and hasn't been opened since. Isn't there a chance that their in disrepair by now?
Mary West That story comes from the Bible and is an attempt to damage Henry's reputation, such as it was. The Bible tells of a bad king whose blood was licked up by dogs after his death. The book that the story first appeared in is known to be very inaccurate. There may have been some damage to the coffin however, as it is very badly damaged.
Check out Claire's video for Saint Valentine's Day, 14 February. Henry's coffin did leak bodily fluids, which a dog was seen licking up from the floor under the bier. 🤢
There is the idea that it got damaged due to the build up of gases in the remains due to Henry not being embalmed properly but I'm not sure of the truth of that. Perhaps they were not careful when they opened the vault to add Charles.
There is a video somewhere around here, done by a scholarly lady, discussing why Henry VIII ended up forever under the marble slab on the floor. She claims that Henry had designed an elegant tomb, construction of which had never started. She said the artistic design was Catholic in nature and that Henry had died a Catholic. Continuing, she noted that Edward VI was protestant and had little money to spare. Then came Mary and Elizabeth who may have had mixed emotions about their father. IMO Mary and Elizabeth would have been in very awkward positions concerning such a tomb. Their father had at times bastardized them and had one way or another cast off their mothers. Jane Seymour as mother of brother King Edward makes sense but how in the world could Mary or Elizabeth fully honour their mothers in the same capacity? That is my opinion anyway. My point here is it would be an interesting topic for you to cover. Is the information in the video correct? Or does Henry VIII rest comfortably with Jane under the marble slab?
The sarcophagus she mentioned had been designed for Cardinal Wolsey but was still unfinished at Henry's death, as I mention in the video so he was laid to rest in that vault under the slab. He is definitely there. Nelson is in the sarcophagus that Henry planned to have. Edward was only 9 when he became king and I think his council had more important things to worry about. Then I think Mary and Elizabeth probably viewed the resting place as acceptable. He was where he wanted to be and with Jane, as instructed, so it wasn't important to spend money on exhuming him and finishing his tomb.
The vault was intended to be temporary. Elizabeth I did consider moving him to a grand tomb, but the project foundered. His coffin was actually found there in 1813, when it was accidentally uncovered by workmen who were building a new vault for George III and his family. Henry's coffin was observed to be badly damaged. The Prince Regent went to have a look and actually saw what was recognisably Henry through the gaps in the coffin. He also saw the body of Charles I uncovered, which was in excellent condition at first, until exposed to the air, when it crumpled. Locks of King Charles' hair were cut and two pieces of his vertebrae were surreptitiously removed. Apparently for some years they were used as salt cellars by a Dean of Windsor, until Queen Victoria found out and had them replaced.
Can you tell me why King Charles the first was buried in King Henry the eighth’s tomb ? When King Charles the first was executed in 1646 it could be the reason he has no tomb to go to and has to be buried in King Henry the eighth tomb?
Hi Claire. Prince Harry & Meghan Markle were married on the anniversary of Anne Boleyn's death. Yet with all the things written & said about them, (both good & bad, unfortunately) I haven't seen one reference to this. Or am I mistaken? Did I miss something somewhere? I know this is a bit off topic, sorry! Have a great weekend! 💜🙋👸👑🏰🎪
In the history online world a lot of people were saying that the date was inappropriate but they would have been fairly limited with the busy royal diaries of people who needed to be there.
It's odd enough that none of Henry's children bothered to give him a better testing place. And I can sort of understand butting Charles I there. But why in the world would they bury one of Queen Anne's nameless infants there?? I mean, Obviously someone picked the place, but why?
For some reason it is really bugging me. The only thought I came up with was that it is Charles I's tomb and had nothing to do with Henry VIII. Maybe Anne had planned to name the child after her grandfather, and so felt it was appropriate to bury them together? Dunno.
I speculated that perhaps the baby died while Anne was visiting Windsor. It could simply have been for convenience since it seems all her other children/babies seem to have been interred in Westminster Abbey. And what better place for the baby but next to his/her grandfather.
Sorry to get gruesome again but with all those royals and VIPs fresh corpses interred under the floors of a church, didn't they smell for awhile? Perhaps the bodies were kept elsewhere until the initial decomposition was past? I had read something that suggested this and always wanted to know. Who better to ask than a historian who will actually answer you back?
Annie Oakley The body was always soldered into a lead case, more or less shaped like a body. If it had been embalmed properly it would stay put. This was then placed in a wooden coffin which was then sealed. My family vault has coffins on shelves. The ones about 2 to 3 hundred years old are also covered with velvet. They do disintegrate, but there is just a musty smell. If you are interested, Olivia Bland wrote an excellent book called The Royal Way of Death.
Is there a known reason that he chose to be buried with his third wife rather than one of the others? Did the will just not get updated? Is there a significance to his choice? I enjoy the videos and always learn so much - thanks!
Also, he considered Jane as being his first lawful wife. He had both of the first two marriages annulled and the two daughters (Mary & Elizabeth) declared illegitimate. And, she had the good grace to die before he tired of her!
He viewed Jane as his true wife because she had given him a son. His marriages to Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn and Anne of Cleves had all been annulled, Catherine Howard had been executed as a traitor and her marriage to the king was seen as invalid due to her previous relationship, and then Catherine Parr was still alive.
Love your Tudor videos! What's this about Henry VIII's coffin exploding? That sounds absolutely like a made-up story to me. If this is fake, where did this rumor come from? I'd appreciate any info. you can provide on this rumor. Thank you!
That it was damaged and leaked comes from a contemporary source, according to Strickland. It may have carried on having problems once buried, but I think perhaps exploding is an exaggeration. I think it was found to be damaged when they opened the vault to put Charles I in, but I can't remember the details.
Cara B. The story is generally considered untrue and based on a biblical story. However, his coffin does show signs of damage from within, which could be explained by post burial explosion or other damage. The story of him exploding at Sony or during the funeral service are not proven by any reliable source.
Too bad Henry didn't get his magnificent tomb. Under the floor boards doesn't seem grand enough for a king, arguably the most famous English king. Did you see my comment the other day? I was doing a little researching on my DNA site and found that in the early to mid 1700's my maternal grandmother's family were Tudor's. I was beyond excited. LOL
You brought up Megan Markel and Harry so I wanted to say there been this you tuber psychic saying Meghan is the reincarnation of Anne Boleyn and it just makes me so mad
The intention was that his brother, Prince Arthur, would be king - named for the legendary King Arthur. Actually, Henry VIII was originally destined for the church until Arthur died and Henry then became heir.
There was a habit of naming the firstborn after the father, the second and third after grandfathers. But Henry VII had a fixation with King Arthur (and the idea that King Arthur united Britain just as Prince Arthur embodied the unification of York and Lancaster), so his 2nd son became his namesake. Notice the 3rd son was named Edmund, presumably after Henry VII's father.
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I love how you said, 'Talk Tudor.' I tell my family I have to go to my history lesson when I'm watching you. Fascinating.
I feel the same!
Where do you find this lessons?
Haha! I tell my family “I have find out what happened in Tudor history today.”
I love your videos. I'm very happy to have found your channel. You really bring the Tudors alive, Thank You!!!!
I'm of the idea that Henry wanted to be buried by Jane Seymour not out of pure love, per se, but rather that she bore him the male heir he needed. Of course, Katherine and Anne were out of the question!
Claire, as an Anglophile particularly obsessed with the Tudor dynasty, I adore your videos. Thank you so much for doing this year-long series. I look forward to it each day. In addition, your hair looks awesome shorter and blonde! Very complimentary to you. Thanks again & cheers!
Thank you! I think the greyer I go the blonder it will have to go!
@@anneboleynfiles same here!!
@@stewdawggy1 it's a practical move!
Just loving this!!! The Tudor era in general, and Henry VIII in particular has been an interest of mine since I was 10 years old. I'm now in my 50s and I still want to absorb as much knowledge as possible. Thank you so much for sharing your vast knowledge!!
That's a most interesting talk. I've played it maybe three times now and have St. George's on my to-visit list. Thank you for posting.
I called this "Time with Claire." I put my 92 y.o. Mom to bed, my Husband is asleep and I log on to TH-cam and there you are! Thanks so much for doing this. It is something so informative to look forward to every day! :)
Thank you! It's lovely to know that my videos are part of people's daily routines.
@@anneboleynfiles Definitely my nightly routine ... between 5:15 and 5:30 pm US Central Time
I live in North Carolina and would love to travel to England sometime. There are many places I'd love to see, including St George's Chapel. I've always had an interest in Tudor history and I enjoy these videos so very much. Thank you~
Christine Kelly Oh, me too! I am going in April on a Jane Austen tour, but maybe my next excursion will be a history tour. We will actually be visiting Sudeley Castle, so hopefully we can see Catherine Parr’s tomb. There is so much to see!
I have been to England 2 times. I highly recommend a trip there. Seeing all that history is incredibly amazing. You have to see Westminster, the Tower of London and the Cotswolds. I had tea and scones with strawberry jam and they were to die for!!
This sounds truly amazing! Enjoy your trip :)
I would LOVE to visit England and be able to continue my family history research. I've discovered that one of my cousins married into the royal family and created quite a scandal!
My prayer was answered. With a recent Tudor History video in mind, I said a little, quick prayer when I clicked on this one, "Please don't let there be anything in this video about putrefying, exploding or dripping body parts."
Thank you for the tutor history. I hope to some day visit your wonderful country.
Thank you for your videos! I've been a Tudor history fan since I was a young girl.I am now 55! Always fascinating!
I found your channel last week and have watched all the previous videos in this series. I'm enjoying them very much. I'm from Minnesota, USA.
Simply cannot wait to get home from work and watch my favorite You-Tube channel, Claire Ridgeway. A breath of fresh air for Tudor history 👸
I am so grateful to have found your videos. I've had the honor of visiting the U.K. only once in my life, and I left my heart there. Thank you for sharing this fascinating and educational information. I can't tell you how much I enjoy you and your topics! I hope to get back before I die... Thank you!❤
I have seen his tomb at Windsor. It is beautiful
He doesn't have a tomb, just a slab on the floor which a lot of people miss.
I loved your story about Henry the Eight and his burial under the chapel. I did work in the Castle for 2 years and was one of a few who had been it the Crypt. By the way I did meet the Queen twice I worked as an electrician there.
Your wonderful series makes the events of so long ago relevant and very human, the "characters" of history become people again. Monday the 18th is my birthday and I am looking forward to a Tudor fact for that day.
Thank you for this educational video.
Claire, I really enjoy you're videos, and watch the recipe videos at night before I go to bed, as you're voice is so relaxing. I wish you could touch on Sir Thomas Gresham. I am a Gresham, and have read many things on him, but would love to hear from you on him. Thanks! :)
I love her voice too...very calming...
Everyone walked over the vault at both of summer 2018’s Royal Weddings. At Edward & Sophie’s wedding it was covered by a carpet.
Love your videos, Claire! Tudor history is something I never tire of, and you're top notch at filling us in with the fascinating details. Love from USA.
I've binge watched your videos on my week off. Brilliant. Thank you x
I got your book on poor George Boleyn. Very good so far! I think it's so sad that there is so little about his life when he had been the brother of Anne Boleyn. I love the Tudor's because of how almost mystical they feel. The Romanovs, my other favorite imperial family, have 1000s of photographs and personal writings in abundance but we're lucky to even have portraits of Henry viii etc
HOW VERY INTERESTING, GREAT CHANNEL,THANK YOU
Love your videos, Claire. History is so interesting, especially when it is you reading and teaching it.
Hello from Tennessee, I just found your channel and i'm very glad I did😎
I love your videos! I always learn something new when listening to you! Thank you!💜
Hi Claire. The last time I was St George's I bought a very interesting book called "King Charles I, his burial and his relics". It contains an 1888 drawing of the vault by A.Y.Nutt, who, with a party led by Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, were returning some relics of Charles I (taken by the Prince Regent in 1807). The drawing is interesting due to the general level of decay to the coffins and in the vault itself. Mr Nutt gave this eyewitness description of Henry's coffin: "It is in a state of great dilapidation. The king's skull with its very broad frontal, his thigh bones, ribs and other portions of the skeleton, are exposed to view, as the lead has been extensively ripped open, apparently, to judge by the fractured edges, owing to the action of internal force outwards..... On the north side.... lies the much smaller coffin of Queen Jane Seymour. It is in good preservation and intact. But the wooden coffin, if there was one, that originally enclosed it, has decayed and fallen away; the wooden trestle on which her coffin rested is lying in pieces beneath it" Macabre, I know, but nonetheless fascinating! It seems Henry was still intent on making his presence felt even in death!!!!
Brilliant video. Yes I was one of those people who walked over the slab without noticing it marked the vault where Henry is buried. St. George’s chapel and Windsor castle is beautiful. I thoroughly enjoyed my visit there. Now prince Philip is interred in the vault. ❤️
Good job 👍
Very fascinating! Love Tudor history and you most certainly have brought them to light! Thank you!
Thanks for posting all these amazing videos!!! I enjoy them every single day 😊
I can’t wait until I save up enough to get my “something bad” sweatshirt! I listen to you every day, Claire, and usually follow the link for last year when you give it. My late husband was a student of Tudor history from college and I became interested at that time as well. I love your presentations including dog and cat cameos. I have pets coming and going as well. They give an enjoyable glimpse of your life in the here and now. I would very much enjoy a tour of your 300 year home if you were willing.
Kind regards,
Mary Hill
Hi Claire, I just wanted to thank you for recommending the book “young & dammed & fair’ by Gareth Russell, that tells the story of Katherine Howard. It was a fascinating insight into the life of a young girl at the court of Henry, and her tragic downfall. I was completely drawn into their world, and I thoroughly enjoyed it! Anne Wren.
Look forward to your video every day!!
wonderful, thank you!
Hi Claire, thank you so much for your amazing work ! Would you please make a video on a saintly figure who suffered endlessly because of her immense love for the Lord - Princess Alice.
On a side note..."Wolsey's Angels" I believe are at the Victoria and Albert Museum, some of the statues that were originally to be part of his tomb. I remember they had a fundraiser to purchase them for the museum and I believe restore them. They are beautiful, I believe carved by an Italian sculptor.
Strange how one of England's most notorious and famous king's ended up with such an insignificant memorial, and how quickly its original decorative elements were sold off/reused.
Robert Moore Some monarchs have no memorial stone at all. Charles II and Queen Anne are in the Stuart vault in Westminster Abbey with no memorial above ground
Thank you for this very interesting account of Henry VII’s funeral. I would love to visit St. George’s chapel one day. Look forward to your next video. 😍
I really look forward to your daily videos. My dream is to come to England and see all the locations I have learned about through you. With you as my tour guide. Keep up the excellent work.
I look forward to your videos every day and am delighted when I see notice in my feed. King Henry... did he mention Anne Boleyn on his deathbed in his last confession?
Sandra Vasoli found a source for Henry VIII expressing regret over Anne on his deathbed. I think she mentions it in her book Anne Boleyn's Letter from the Tower.
I love your videos
I am loving your daily videos and cannot wait to read them each morning.Thankyou so much for making Tudor history come alive again.
I have a question:when I was at school many years ago now we were taught that Edward vi was a weak and sickly boy all his life.I watched
a documentary on him on you tube the other day which gave the impression that he was a normal healthy boy until the lung sickness that
eventually ended his life.I would like to know which of these is right?I have ordered your Anne Boleyn book and will definitely get the others
as I am becoming addicted to Tudor history thanks to you
He wasn't sickly at all but then he caught smallpox and measles pretty much the same time, I think the year before he died, and that weakened his immune system.
Hi I love your videos
I absolutely enjoy your videos. I love History and particularly the Tudors! I ordered your books and can’t wait to get them! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with all of us.
Thank you! I do hope you enjoy them.
It makes me wonder if Henry is walking abroad, angry that he didnt get what he asked for. Again, I love these videos, thank you for sharing them.xx
My boy Henry was buried on my birthday wow!
I look forward to these daily videos.
A bit of karma in this. Henry VIII doesn't get the stolen coffin. Thank you Claire!
I have been a Tudor fan for 60 years. I will ask my family to send me your books .
I want real facts not a novel. Although I have enjoyed them.love your video,, thank you
My Birthday. I shall cherish the thought that he was finally gone. Would that it might have been sometime before.
Hello there, I have been binge watching your channel recently. I would like to know where all of Henry viii’s wife’s are buried. Also, I would like to see a video all about each one of his wife’s. Thank you, Annalise.
I've done short ones in my 60 second history playlist, but I will also be covering them when there are on this day events to do with them.
Annalise Andrews Catherine of Aragon is at Peterborough Cathedral. Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard in the chapel of St Peter ad Vincula (Latin for in chains,) in the Tower of London. Jane Seymour is at Windsor. Anne of Cleves is at Westminster Abbey and Katherine Parr in the chapel of Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire.
Hello, would you be interested in doing a program about Margaret Pole?
I will be covering her.
The Anne Boleyn Files and Tudor Society Interesting, given the legend wrongly grown up around her execution. Like you I love history. I have taught it, researched it, collected artifacts, written about it and worked in places where history is alive and well. Love your channel. My current book is about the way that the 15th century progressed from the reign of Henry V, goes through the Wars of the roses, examines the stories about Richard III, dissects Henry VII and how his policies were at the root of his son's split with Rome, on through the Tudors then to 1603 and a new dynasty without bloodshed and uniting 2 crowns.
Thank you for your condolence wishes yesterday. My daughter will be in London this summer. Is it very far from London to Saint George’s Chalel?
Windsor can be reached from London quite easily. I'm not sure how long it takes but she'd want to take a day for travel and time there.
It takes about an hour, by train , from Waterloo station (central London) to Windsor Castle, where St George’s Chapel is.
Your films are very enjoyable and informative. I look forward to them. Would you consider saying something about the reluctance of Elizabeth I to travel very far north and and her dealings with Talbot's wife, Bess of Hardwick whose granddaughter Arabella Stuart also had a claim to the throne after Elizabeth?
I'm not sure I can at the moment, perhaps in the future.
In the royal funeral, it's mentioned about staves being broken and tossed into the tomb. What is the significance of that ritual?
Hi Pat, I think the court officials threw their staffs (symbols of their office/position) into the king's tomb to show that they (the officials) are now out-of-office. The new monarch will appoint new officials after the funeral. I'm not a historian, but I recall hearing or reading about that ritual ......probably in one of Claire's videos or blog posts!!!
I think that's correct.
And I get the sense that the ritual continues. I came across a dramatization of the funeral of King George VI from "The Crown" where a staff was broken and dropped into the late king's grave.
Yes, that's correct. "Out with the old, in with the new." If someone remained in office they were reappointed and a new stave created.
I wonder though - were they carved with the monarch's name or other inscription?
It is generally now just the Lord Chamberlain, but it used also to be the Lord Steward of the Royal Household and the Lord Great Chamberlain. The staff of office was broken in half to indicate that they were now not in their role because the appointment would be at the pleasure of the new monarch. The staff of office is not actually broken in modern times, it just unscrews into 2 pieces. It then goes on the Royal coffin as it travels down to the George III vault, where it is recovered for further use. The coffin stays on the slab in the centre of the vault until its final resting place is ready. In the case of the last Sovereign death in 1952, that process took until 1969, when the George VI Memorial Chapel was completed. He was then interred, and joined by Queen Elizabeth and the ashes of Princess Margaret in 2002.
Ok, I must have missed this. My apologies. Was King Henry the 8th embalmed? 2 plus weeks is a long time to preserve a body as big as his. He would be smelling pretty ripe very quickly. I do love to learn about all things Tudor. Since visiting the tower of London in '97. And discovering a book about the Great King Henry and his wifes in the gift shop. I've been captivated ever since. Thank you so much for all you do to keep Tudor history alive! Love, from Kansas!
Hello! I just love your videos and your take on all things Tudor. Will you be touching on the history of Henry's grandmother Margaret Beaufort? I don't know why, but I find her so interesting, the biggest meddling woman that has lived to date! Can you tell the whole story of her with all the historic records you can find? I also love Elizabeth Woodvilles' character in the White Queen. Can you tell us her story by historical accounts? Was she a witch truly?
Yes, I will be covering Margaret. No, I don't believe Elizabeth was a witch at all. Her name was blackened because she married the king when she wasn't supposed to. Their love match caused trouble. Then, of course, later, because of her sons' claims to the throne.
I think, just as the "family" portrait which included Jane who was long dead, so Henrys burial with her was his final attempt at promoting dynastic legacy and legitimacy. I dont believe it meant he loved her best, and I do believe that Edward was quite happy to also have his father and mother buried together. It has always seemed odd that Henry doesnt even have a tomb with his efigy... he was so vain seems like he would have been planning and overseeing it from long before... but like many, put off thinking of his own mortality and trusted to his heir and his people to make it as regal as Henry wished... But Edward was not in charge, and Mary left it be...I am somewhat surprised she didnt put Henry in a large double royal tomb with Her mother, Katherine of Aragon, but at least she showed some sense in that... I enjoyed this one, Claire, especially the part about the marble tomb and its eventual use.
Odd that Henry VIII would select Jane Seymore as his companion in the grave. He must have been a very complex personality to select his 3ed wife in that way.
Almonte Paolilli it’s not odd. She’s the wife that gave him a son and in his eyes his only true, good, and loyal wife he had. He was buried with her simply because she was the only “queen” to give him a legal male heir after 30 years of effort.
In an attempt partly to discredit Henry VIII, I believe there's a dubious if gruesome account of the fate of his coffin while at resting at Syon Nunnery prior to being transported to Windsor for burial.
Claire covered that in an earlier video--about how the vault had split at the seams during the rough carriage ride there, and a dog licked up the bloody body fluids that leaked out. I guess this is a result of his corpse bloating and bursting just like the evil Borgia pope. Maybe, evil guys explode!?
orlando1a1 It is most likely that the story was a reference to a bible story, where a bad King's blood was licked up by dogs. The book the story first appeared in is known to be very inaccurate. There may have been an accident with Henry's coffin however. When his vault was opened accidentally in 1813, whilst workmen were building the corridor to the new George III vault, the coffin was found to be in very bad condition.
Could you do a video explaining what most of the burial stuff means? The part where (this example of what you read will be ghastly from me) "the cloth was taken off" and "the six horseman".
That was terrible but I hope you know what I am mean.
Love these videos so much!!
I would love to know what happened to King Alfred The Great - the King who created England and also King Harold Godwinson (the last half Saxon King of England) (he was half Danish by blood to any 'wise guys') who tragically lost at Hastings. Let me know.
🇭🇲🦘 (viewed 30/09/2020) ... A most interesting account of Henry VIII's final resting place, and why he didn't get the tomb he had intended. Thank you Claire. 🔔👑🔔👍🌐👋
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Do you think it would be good to exhume King Henry to examine his skeleton with modern science to look at what he was suffering from etc? Or do you think that would be disrespectful? Love you x
I think if work ever needed to be done in or around the vault then that would justify an examination of all the remains there, but otherwise I'd prefer it to be left alone.
The Anne Boleyn Files and Tudor Society That would need permission from The Queen and that is unlikely to be given, especially as she refused to have the so called tomb of the Princes in the Tower opened. There is no particular reason to disturb him. It would satisfy curiosity but not much else.
I wait excitingly everyday for your videos to post. Thank you. I have recently fallen in love with Tudor history and have orders your books. Could you tell me where Anne Boleyn is buried? Thank you Claire😄
Anne is buried in the Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula at the Tower of London, in the chancel.
Thank you!
Hello! I am a direct descendant of Mary Boleyn, my 14th GGM. I am just unsure if her Husband, William Carey, is my GGF or if it is in fact Henry VIII. Mary’s son Henry is my 13th GGF and I come from a long line of Carey’s through to the death of my 3rd GGM who died in 1904. Do you think there is any way to find out through DNA testing today if anyone can currently be linked genetically to Henry VIII? I’m thinking there isn’t but if anyone would know I thought you would. Thank you.
Do we know how Wolsey died? In Tudors showtime, they show him taking his own life. Any information?
He died of dysentery, so a natural death.
The Anne Boleyn Files and Tudor Society thank you Claire!
I live in a suburb In the Barnsley area and people have publicly commented on the Barnsley dialect we still talk in conversation using lots of tudor English thee and thy are common its as though the modern English language forgot about us here in deep Yorkshire so we find it hard to pass English exams. Rather than going and looking up old English just spend a month here then that's got it in second nature conversation.
Is Nelson actually in the elevated sarcophagus or in a vault beneath. Strangely I have never felt drawn to pray at the tomb of Saint Nelson.
HERMOSA EXPLICACIÓN, TUVE LA SUERTE DE CONOCER EL SARCÓFAGO DEL VICEALMIRANTE EN LA CATEDRAL DE SAN PABLO, TAMBIÉN TUVE LA SUERTE DE ESTAR DOS VECES EN LA CAPILLA DE SAN JORGE. CAMINÉ POR EL PASILLO DEL CORO Y PUDE ADMIRAR LA LÁPIDA DEL REY ENRIQUE VIII Y SU TERCER ESPOSA. SU RELATO COMPLETO MI CONOCIMIENTO, LA HISTORIA INGLESA ME APASIONA, POR LO TANTO QUIERO AGRADECERLE NUEVAMENTE POR ESTA ENSEÑANZA.
Does anyone know if Henry's burial vault has been accessed in recent years? Is there film footage or photos of it?
Nope.
No pictures?
when they discovered the coffins of henry viii and charles i, did anyone open up the coffins or was it forbidden?
Were people relieved he died or was he still beloved?
Just realised Henry was buried on his elder daughter's birthday, wasn't he?
Mary was born on 18th so very nearly.
Claire, in an earlier video you mentioned that Henry could have made his illegitimate son, Henry Fitzroy, his heir if he had wanted to. Is that true? If it was, why would there have still been so much pressure on Catharine, Anne and the rest of Henry's wives to produce a viable heir? Why still write him out of his will in terms off succession?
He could have tried legitimizing Henry Fitzroy but that wasn't necessarily a safe bet. There were plans I believe to try to marry his daughter Mary and set her up is Queen Reignant, but that had never successfully been done in England( though strangely, it would be done with that very same Mary Tudor. When she came to the throne pretty much all the claimants were female and she had the best claim...... The others being Lady Jane Grey her sister Elizabeth and Mary Queen of Scots)
I do believe the problem was Henry Fitzroy was that he died fairly young, and. therefore ceased to be a possibility
That's a good question, so far as the great ends he went to assuring his succession to a male heir, but I think the bastard boy he had with Mary Boleyn died before he was five. I'm not positive, but I believe I read that in the Alison Weir book about Henry's children, which is a great read, as well.
@@lhzook Yes, both of those things are true.
@@judybennington-dykes3453 Mary Boleyn did not have any children by Henry VIII. And the Pope would never have allowed a marriage of half siblings.
He could have done but it would have been complicated and he would have risked opposition. It was far better to have a completely legitimate heir with no issues to challenge. Fitzroy sadly died before Henry did anyway.
I wonder if people in his court were truly sad when he died or were they really secretly relieved?
Question... when watching Meghan Markle walk up the aisle the day of her wedding, I noticed she walked around a marker on the floor, not far from the outside door. I think I saw something of brass, but maybe not.. it wasn’t visible long. is that where the marker is?
Why did he specifically choose Jane Seymore to be buried with?
Marcia De Wet...He chose Jane Seymour because she was the wife who gave him a son.
It would seem karma caught Henry VIII in the end. What a fitting tomb for such a man that so quickly turned on those he supposedly loved.
Wouldn't these underground tombs need repair after all of these years? I know Henry's tomb was opened by the Victorians( I believe) many years after his death and hasn't been opened since. Isn't there a chance that their in disrepair by now?
I thought Henry's body exploded in the chapel. is that true?
Mary West That was Queen Mary's father, Prince Francis of Teck, who exploded in his coffin during his funeral in St George's Chapel in 1900.
Mary West That story comes from the Bible and is an attempt to damage Henry's reputation, such as it was. The Bible tells of a bad king whose blood was licked up by dogs after his death. The book that the story first appeared in is known to be very inaccurate. There may have been some damage to the coffin however, as it is very badly damaged.
Check out Claire's video for Saint Valentine's Day, 14 February. Henry's coffin did leak bodily fluids, which a dog was seen licking up from the floor under the bier. 🤢
There is a picture of the coffins in the vault. Henry 's looks damaged. Do you know how it got damaged?
There is the idea that it got damaged due to the build up of gases in the remains due to Henry not being embalmed properly but I'm not sure of the truth of that. Perhaps they were not careful when they opened the vault to add Charles.
The Anne Boleyn Files and Tudor Society That is likely, as the coffin has buckled outwards rather than inward.
Is it true his body blew up in the coffin?
Are any of the royals up to now actually related to the original king and queen
Yes, our present queen, Elizabeth II is descended from Henry VII vía Margaret Tudor.
There is a video somewhere around here, done by a scholarly lady, discussing why Henry VIII ended up forever under the marble slab on the floor. She claims that Henry had designed an elegant tomb, construction of which had never started. She said the artistic design was Catholic in nature and that Henry had died a Catholic. Continuing, she noted that Edward VI was protestant and had little money to spare. Then came Mary and Elizabeth who may have had mixed emotions about their father.
IMO Mary and Elizabeth would have been in very awkward positions concerning such a tomb. Their father had at times bastardized them and had one way or another cast off their mothers. Jane Seymour as mother of brother King Edward makes sense but how in the world could Mary or Elizabeth fully honour their mothers in the same capacity? That is my opinion anyway.
My point here is it would be an interesting topic for you to cover. Is the information in the video correct? Or does Henry VIII rest comfortably with Jane under the marble slab?
The sarcophagus she mentioned had been designed for Cardinal Wolsey but was still unfinished at Henry's death, as I mention in the video so he was laid to rest in that vault under the slab. He is definitely there. Nelson is in the sarcophagus that Henry planned to have.
Edward was only 9 when he became king and I think his council had more important things to worry about. Then I think Mary and Elizabeth probably viewed the resting place as acceptable. He was where he wanted to be and with Jane, as instructed, so it wasn't important to spend money on exhuming him and finishing his tomb.
The vault was intended to be temporary. Elizabeth I did consider moving him to a grand tomb, but the project foundered. His coffin was actually found there in 1813, when it was accidentally uncovered by workmen who were building a new vault for George III and his family. Henry's coffin was observed to be badly damaged. The Prince Regent went to have a look and actually saw what was recognisably Henry through the gaps in the coffin. He also saw the body of Charles I uncovered, which was in excellent condition at first, until exposed to the air, when it crumpled. Locks of King Charles' hair were cut and two pieces of his vertebrae were surreptitiously removed. Apparently for some years they were used as salt cellars by a Dean of Windsor, until Queen Victoria found out and had them replaced.
A point of interest. Harry and Megan were married on the day Anne Boleyn was executed.
WOW!!!
Yes. It is an ill-omened day. I was married on May 19th as well.
I just finished watching on you tube Mary Arden mother of Shakespeare Tudor times, interesting.
Can you tell me why King Charles the first was buried in King Henry the eighth’s tomb ? When King Charles the first was executed in 1646 it could be the reason he has no tomb to go to and has to be buried in King Henry the eighth tomb?
Hi Claire. Prince Harry & Meghan Markle were married on the anniversary of Anne Boleyn's death. Yet with all the things written & said about them, (both good & bad, unfortunately) I haven't seen one reference to this. Or am I mistaken? Did I miss something somewhere? I know this is a bit off topic, sorry! Have a great weekend! 💜🙋👸👑🏰🎪
In the history online world a lot of people were saying that the date was inappropriate but they would have been fairly limited with the busy royal diaries of people who needed to be there.
It's odd enough that none of Henry's children bothered to give him a better testing place. And I can sort of understand butting Charles I there. But why in the world would they bury one of Queen Anne's nameless infants there?? I mean, Obviously someone picked the place, but why?
It might just have been down to convenience, a tomb that could be easily opened. I don't know.
For some reason it is really bugging me. The only thought I came up with was that it is Charles I's tomb and had nothing to do with Henry VIII. Maybe Anne had planned to name the child after her grandfather, and so felt it was appropriate to bury them together? Dunno.
It was convenience, as the main Stuart vault is in Westminster Abbey.
Elizabeth I did consider getting him out of his temporary vault, but just didn't.
I speculated that perhaps the baby died while Anne was visiting Windsor. It could simply have been for convenience since it seems all her other children/babies seem to have been interred in Westminster Abbey. And what better place for the baby but next to his/her grandfather.
Sorry to get gruesome again but with all those royals and VIPs fresh corpses interred under the floors of a church, didn't they smell for awhile? Perhaps the bodies were kept elsewhere until the initial decomposition was past? I had read something that suggested this and always wanted to know. Who better to ask than a historian who will actually answer you back?
Annie Oakley The body was always soldered into a lead case, more or less shaped like a body. If it had been embalmed properly it would stay put. This was then placed in a wooden coffin which was then sealed. My family vault has coffins on shelves. The ones about 2 to 3 hundred years old are also covered with velvet. They do disintegrate, but there is just a musty smell. If you are interested, Olivia Bland wrote an excellent book called The Royal Way of Death.
@@mscott3918 Thank you for this information and I will definitely check out this book!
Is there a known reason that he chose to be buried with his third wife rather than one of the others? Did the will just not get updated? Is there a significance to his choice? I enjoy the videos and always learn so much - thanks!
She gave him his son. She was the only one that mattered
Also, he considered Jane as being his first lawful wife. He had both of the first two marriages annulled and the two daughters (Mary & Elizabeth) declared illegitimate. And, she had the good grace to die before he tired of her!
He viewed Jane as his true wife because she had given him a son. His marriages to Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn and Anne of Cleves had all been annulled, Catherine Howard had been executed as a traitor and her marriage to the king was seen as invalid due to her previous relationship, and then Catherine Parr was still alive.
Love your Tudor videos! What's this about Henry VIII's coffin exploding? That sounds absolutely like a made-up story to me. If this is fake, where did this rumor come from? I'd appreciate any info. you can provide on this rumor. Thank you!
Read the comment from Orlando1a1. I think he is correct and exploding coffin is a myth.
That it was damaged and leaked comes from a contemporary source, according to Strickland. It may have carried on having problems once buried, but I think perhaps exploding is an exaggeration. I think it was found to be damaged when they opened the vault to put Charles I in, but I can't remember the details.
Cara B. The story is generally considered untrue and based on a biblical story. However, his coffin does show signs of damage from within, which could be explained by post burial explosion or other damage. The story of him exploding at Sony or during the funeral service are not proven by any reliable source.
Apparently, William the Conqueror's coffin exploded. But that was in France, where he is buried. ⚰️ 🇫🇷 👑
Too bad Henry didn't get his magnificent tomb. Under the floor boards doesn't seem grand enough for a king, arguably the most famous English king. Did you see my comment the other day? I was doing a little researching on my DNA site and found that in the early to mid 1700's my maternal grandmother's family were Tudor's. I was beyond excited. LOL
I saw it in 1984, and I believe it was big marble slab on top of each of their grades certainly not under the floorboards
@@ladyagnes7781 haha well, that's good.
How wonderful!
You brought up Megan Markel and Harry so I wanted to say there been this you tuber psychic saying Meghan is the reincarnation of Anne Boleyn and it just makes me so mad
Great clip; however, are you chewing gum?!
I wonder if Prince Harry [Henry] was named with Henry V111 in mind, although his father was Henry VII. [probably a coincidence]
The intention was that his brother, Prince Arthur, would be king - named for the legendary King Arthur. Actually, Henry VIII was originally destined for the church until Arthur died and Henry then became heir.
There was a habit of naming the firstborn after the father, the second and third after grandfathers. But Henry VII had a fixation with King Arthur (and the idea that King Arthur united Britain just as Prince Arthur embodied the unification of York and Lancaster), so his 2nd son became his namesake. Notice the 3rd son was named Edmund, presumably after Henry VII's father.
Are you referring to the present Prince Harry?