The Lost Queen Of England Who Never Knew Freedom | Arbella Stuart
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 มิ.ย. 2024
- Arbella Stuart should have been a queen of England, heir to Elizabeth I, and able to marry if she wished - but she wouldn't. Kept away from court as a forced recluse, used as a pawn by her kinswoman Elizabeth I and neglected by her cousin James VI and I, Arbella would go from a chaotic childhood to a lonely adulthood, never interested in the crown. And the one moment in which she reached out for a marriage, a family of her own, it would spell her doom...
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The more I watch videos like this, the more I realise Elizabeth I was not a very nice person, sometimes even heartless. I imagine she took after her father.
Because only Elizabeth kept her imprisoned (not even an actual prison) and somehow could came back from dead years after her own death and put her in the final prison which she never leaves, right?
She was both her father's and her mother's mini-me in some ways. Her treatment of former close friend and personal attendant Lettie Knollys was quite petty when it was Robert Dudley she was really hurt by. But also, she was pretty limited in her choices regarding extended family. They would've attempted a coup to toss her off the throne if they'd thought for a moment they'd get away with it. Many, many people wanted Queen E1 dead for religious reasons and the Darnleys whom Arbella married into were not only possible claimants but firmly allied to the Catholic cause as well as related to Mary, Queen of Scots. It was red flags waving madly at Elizabeth, who could certainly be an angry bull (cow?) when provoked. It's not like they wouldn't have made sure she would've been killed in the Tower or worse, offered to the Inquisition for one of their bonfires. There was a lot for a rival family to gain in taking the Crown. So much would've gone awry in England if Elizabeth fell, to start with, the loss of the uneasy truce between sects. The economy probably would've tanked and England probably would've become a French province eventually. Absolute disaster for the average English folks, certainly. It's why Mary 1 had to kill poor Jane Grey, just in reverse of Protestant on Catholic violence. Too much stood to be lost if she lost control. It was a really brutal time and she didn't like showing any "womanly weakness" like, ya know, mercy. She had nasty choices to make between awful and abysmal with frenemies waiting everywhere for her to make a tiny mistake. I think anyone would get mean under that kind of stress.
@@weaviejeebiesElizabeth was jealously guarding her throne.
When Mary, Queen of Scots turned up unannounced in her kingdom Elizabeth was affronted and furious that her cousin would do such a act that Elizabeth never thought Mary would do.
She quickly locked her up so that Mary wouldnt escape to France.
With Arbella she was utterly ruthless.
Send her back to Bess of Hardwick!
Elizaabeth was a hard woman yet she went through lots of hard times from her birth.
She clawed her way to the throne and it was a heck of a battle for her.
She had a temper exactly like her father, Henry VIII.😢
Yeah, Elizabeth I becomes a very difficult figure when you peel away the layers of propaganda around her. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely still respect what Elizabeth did to remain queen, and how she ran her country. And I have sympathy for her (and Mary) for how they were treated by their father, and I imagine a lot of that experience shaped who they both became. But then other decisions show she allowed paranoia and jealousy to rule over other people's lives, and that makes her not a very nice person in herself. I think all the Tudor children took after their father in some ways, and the whole family had problems, certainly.
Yeah, she is more complicated than her propaganda would have people believe lol
Her life reminds me of that of the poor Grey sisters. It's dangerous to be born close to the throne.
It's really sad how closely her story mirrored that of Katherine and Mary Grey.
@@HistorysForgottenPeopleelizabeth I was just a witch!
Every so often, when we find democracy, the rights of the individual over the state, civil liberties to be messy, stories like this remind us of what the enlightenment was about.
Never forget.
Accept others so we are able to live in peace.
Times were so rough back then. The girl just wanted to get married and they selfishly denied her for their own gain. She basically died of a broken heart. 💔
Poor Arbella. My heart goes out to her. I tip my hat to her for trying so hard to change her position in life, despite her lack of resources or power. Very admirable in many ways.
Elizabeth and James did her so bad :(
This video definitely proves one thing: baby pictures are adorable in any century 😍
The portrait of Arbella as a baby is just so beautiful and sweet!
It's so lovely! I thought it was sweet she has that doll in her hands as well - I can just imagine the adults trying to get her to stand still for the artist, and in the end they just go, "Here, would you like dolly? Will you stand still if dolly does it too?" 😊
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@@HistorysForgottenPeopletoo bad she didn't grow up cute.
You sure do know how to find these forgotten people and bring them back to life.@@HistorysForgottenPeople
@leeannproctor47 maybe she did. How would we know?
Superb as always, Arbella never knew true happiness, she deserved more, James treated her badly and to lock her in the tower was cruel even when she was ill he ignored her pleas for freedom, sadly freedom came for arbella the moment of her death the only time she became free.
James VI betrayed his own mother and sovereign Queen Mary I of Scotland and did nothing to stop Elizabeth Tudor from murdering her. He was not a nice person when it came to family
Her life may have had many comforts when she was young , not having her parents throughout that life was a sad time for her and she was pushed from pillar to post by relatives thinking they had her best interests at heart when all she wanted was the love a good marriage from the right man could have given her. Alas all those who surrounded her only had their own interests in mind and they treated her very badly . Thank you for a great story on the life of Arbella Stuart/ Stewart i found it most interesting.
Fascinating, as always, thank you. I see here human being used as a chattel, a means to an ends, and expression of others' personal ideals and ideas, a path to revenge on others, a cash cow, a prospect, a temptation and most of all a prize, yet never, it seems, as a human being with their own ideals or hopes. How Biblical.
I didn't see it that way, but you're absolutely right! She was used only as a commodity no matter what happened to her. In the end, I suppose poor Arbella was therefore just trying to feel 'human' in some way with love, affection, and the closeness of others.
Elizabeth was a great queen, but damn, when she didn't like you, she made sure that you and your family knew it. In this case, her ire was more for Arbella's parents, but she very nu h showed her mean streak with Arbella too. Poor little girl.
Elizabeth ii was a great queen, Elizabeth Tudor was rotten to the core.
Elizabeth betrayed her military and put her country in a financial crisis not to mention religious intolerance and the practice of slavery which makes her one of the worst queens of england .
Thank you for another fascinating history video. Amazing to know more details about Arbella and her tragic story. Excellent work as always 💖
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it! 😊
Once again you've taken someone who I knew a bit about from documentaries and covered things I wasn't aware of. The speed was perfect, too! Such a sad story though, so similar to the sisters of Lady Jane Grey.
Hehe, I did listen about the speed and I think I've got it right now! 😂 You're right, her story mirrored so much of what happened to Katherine and Mary Grey - such a tragic family with so much life wasted.
Nice video. Please make a video on a really forgotten woman in history - Isabelle nevile duchess of Clarence . ❤❤❤❤
I'll add her to the list, thanks for the suggestion! 😊
@@HistorysForgottenPeopleI agree with this suggestion.
Brilliant to hear of the life of my ancestor, Arbella GGF was John Stewart earl of Athol ( my 16th GGF ) she is my 2nd cousin 15 x removed❤❤❤
Also, sorry for the passing of your family member, I missed it when I commented in your last community post :( it’s always hard (well- a lot of the times it is, some can barely be counted as family) so my condolences🙏🙏
Friend ! I’m happy to see you alright.
Aww, thank you, that means a lot. 😊 It's an awful thing, but the older one gets, the more you get used to death - bit morbid, but as a historian, it gives me an appreciation for the way people in the past, surrounded far more than us by death, coped with it.
Never say the tudors and Stewart’s weren’t petty and jealous. Obviously Arabella was an intelligent and beautiful threat
Thank you for a most fascinating story. Despite knowing of and admiring Bess of Hardwick, I have never heard of poor Arbella and her very sad and somewhat useless life. Those who are not fans of royalty or even history, have no idea how ladies of nobility were treated. One would imagine such ladies had a wonderful and carefree life but no, their only use was as a pawn in the monarchs' game of chess, except they used people instead of pieces. A woman living poorly in a village had more freedom. Most go find a book on her and learn more. Again, brilliant video with so many new facts to learn.
Yes, I really like Bess of Hardwick in some ways, but the manner in which she treated her granddaughter was shocking, I think. As you say, it's such a shame that poor Arbella's life was such a waste, especially when she appears to have been such an intelligent and cultured person - it makes you wonder who she would become had she lived today!
Arabella should have run away to the continent or the new world.
I’m so excited to hear your break down her story. I don’t know much about her except her unfortunate end. I love your narration and explanations of some obscure people or people the writers of history would like you to forget.
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it! 😊 It's true, Arbella is often only remembered for being close to the throne, and for her tragic end, so it's nice to know she had a bit of fight in her.
A terribly tragic heroine. 😢 Excellent as always.
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it! 😊 Poor Arbella really was a tragic figure - I wish I could go back in time and force her off that ship.
I’ve only heard one or two things about her, but I remember getting a bad impression of Elizabeth (yet another to add to the list lol). I can’t remember wether or not she stayed under arrest after Elizabeth died, but James VI and I was also terrible imo so😭 I feel rly bad for her, but at least after this video I’ll know more about her!
I know! I keep trying to like Elizabeth (and I do respect her for a lot of things) and then I remember another awful thing she did! 😅I do think James VI and I was even worse in many ways, since we could argue Elizabeth was genuinely paranoid for good reason with no children of her own, but James didn't have that same issue at all.
Imagine if Arbella Stuart took the throne and proceeded an heir with William Seymour that would have mean descendants of two of Henry the 8th sisters would have eventually become king or queen of England 🏴
Hi, awesome live history video I enjoyed it. How are you doing? How is the weather where you are? I'm doing well. My cat Benjamin is doing well also. The weather is great in Ontario Canada. My favorite Tudor historical person is Catherine Parr. The last queen of Henry the eighth. Who is your favorite Tudor historical person? Have a great day see you next video 😊
I’m in Wisconsin and I have to admit 92 is a bit much, would love to be up north by you. The Stuart’s were such an interesting family I hope get many more fascinating videos
Jumping in Lake Michigan isn’t an option yet. If you know you know
Hi Michelle, I'm doing okay, I'm glad you and Benjamin are well. 😊 I'm jealous of your weather! Ours is all over the place; sunny in the morning, torrential rain in the afternoon, wind in the evening...we're only missing snow! 😂
Oooh....it's so tough picking my favourite person from the Tudor era. I have a ton I definitely don't like (😅!), but I think my favourite is probably Anne of Cleves. She was such a chilled out, kind lady, no matter what happened to her, and to top it off she was really smart. I reckon I would have liked hanging out at her manor house and helping her cook something up in her specially-built kitchen, haha.
When i was younger i greatly admired QE1. I thought she was a badass. But the more i learn about how she treated those around her my admiration dwindles. Shes still amazing in her own right but boy did she make mistakes. If she had only thought about the future of the crown. But i guess if things had gone a different way we wouldn't have the royal family we have today. Love your work. Cant wait for the next one.
I literally just said the same thing to someone else here in the comments! 😂 I'm the same, I still respect Elizabeth I for what she was able to do, and how she generally ruled her country, but I think she herself was not a nice person. I'm not sure I really like any of the Tudor family. And thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it! 😊
Charles - "I know Arbella.."
Poor woman. 😢 On a side note; Can you please 🙏 my make a video on empress Elizabeth of Austria hungry.
Hungary
I’m sorry 😞
Noted, and added to the list! Thanks for the suggestion. 😊
Late 1500s hairstyle were horrible
The 'beehive' popularised by Anne of Denmark just makes me think of that Coneheads film, I'm afraid. 😂
I feel ya sister!
Such a hypocrite, he would not allow her to marry but James had a wife and "favorite" ridiculous and Elizabeth what a nasty woman, maybe that's why I could care less about her reign than the other Tudors.
Arbella was akready a name which meant prayerful.
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I wonder what happened to William.
Eventually he married again (to someone much less controversial!) and became an MP for Marlborough in Wiltshire, then going on to sit in the House of Lords. He was a Royalist during the English Civil Wars, and came out pretty well afterwards when Charles II returned to rule. So he did okay for himself, but he kept his head down where necessary after his first marriage.
Read a book about this Bess of Hardick was a relative of her . She married without lizzie 1sts permission.
Whoa, really? Amazing! ❤
For the question, I’m copying myself lol, since I asked History Calling this yesterday, but what are your favourite bands?
For me the absolute favourites are Queen and ABBA, I had proper obsessions with the both of them when I was 12/13 and 8/9, respectively, and I’ve been loving The Beatles recently.
(honourable mentions to Scorpions and Extreme, the latter of whom gave such a good concert I’m developing an obsession like that I did with ABBA and Queen :)
Oooh.......I've got way too many to list. 😂😂😂 I lean more towards certain genres than others, but I've got really eclectic taste lol. My favourites at the moment are Leprous (Norweigan prog-metal band, I love love love them because their sound changes every album), Voyager, a band called Nini Music (Korean folk-music mixed with metal), some stuff by The Andrews Sisters (I said it was eclectic!), and Two Steps From Hell (who despite sounding like a death metal band, in fact create very beautiful 'epic music' which is often used in many films and TV series, good to listen to when you want sound without lyrics).
And I know you asked about bands, but to highlight how weird my favourite playlist is, I've also got lots of older songs on there from the 50s/60s era, or inspired by it, (and probably reveal how much a fan I am of the Fallout games, haha), such as Elvis, Ella Fitzgerald, The Inkspots, Wanda Jackson, Amy Winehouse, and Frank Sinatra. I also love a bunch of 80s music, but that's a WAAAAY bigger list. 😅
@@HistorysForgottenPeople that is eclectic!! Idk some of them, but I love the mix- and those I know I love :)
I’m big on the 80s too, although I prefer the 70s, but the 80s are what I listen to every morning when on the bus haha
Arabella Stuart did indeed have a very tragic life her destiny dictated by others. But she was not the rightful heir to the English throne. James VI/I was the rightful heir as his mother, Mary Queen of Scots claim, was superior to Elizabeth, who was, in fact, illegitimate James claim was superior. Equally, Arabella was in face a second cousin of Mary Queen of Scots and not her niece',ehich was only by marriage. Queen Mary had not written sny letter's conspiring agaibst Elizabeth the so called evidence was fabricated abd putbin by Phellepes under instructions ftom Walsingham, cecil and with Elizabeth's knowledge. There is no evidence that Queen Mary left the English claim to Phillip of Spain .
Well, that was awful!
A.M. - "I liked you."
That would have just about done it. Want to make it a P.M.?
Wormhole..
A.M. - "You were fleeced."
Beaver.
A.M. - "A sound investment."
Toula 2 - Outbreak in Ferntree Gully.
Elizabeth was better than James