I love watching your videos! I recently discovered your series and am working my way through. My question is this: why is Elizabeth Tudor known as Elizabeth I when her grandmother was also Elizabeth, Queen of England? Is it due to her being the reigning monarch and not a consort?
Yes. Queen consorts don't get numbers, only reigning monarchs themselves. That's also why such as Stephen & John have no numbers at all, as they have never had any successors who shared their names. There have been quite a few Queen Elizabeths, but only two have been Queens Regnant, or rulers in their own right. Interestingly, when Scotland took over England in 1603, the Stuart monarchs sometimes had two numbers, because there was a royal line in their country & in England as well. Thus, we have James VI of Scotland becoming James I of England. Charles I & II were first & second for both realms; then we get James VII & II. William III of Orange & then England was known in Scotland as William II; Mary (his wife & daughter of James VII & II) was queen in her own right & Mary II in Scotland & England. In Scotland, Mary Queen of Scots preceded her on the throne; in England, Mary Tudor (a.k.a. Bloody Mary). Isn't this stuff fun? 😊
I wonder If the kids of a royal back then would have met their grandparents if grandparents had lived long enough? I also wonder had Henry 8th's son lived what kind of a king would he had been and had the Tudors kept going on, even today if all his children had lived and had children?
Henry VIII's grandmother died a few months after his father, so...yes, he certainly met her. Apparently, he was terrified of her. Duchess Cecily outlived all of her York sons, so her grandchildren knew her well. Often, royals did not live near their forebears, but it did happen
@@leanie9660 There was somebody who scared the pants off Henry VIII! Oh, the joy! Margaret Beaufort was a pretty tough old broad, it's true, so maybe that's not so surprising? 🤭 😆 😂 🤣
Would love to hear more about anything having to do with Elizabeth and the Boleyn's, I know its not much. Loving this on this day series, and the book recommendation☺️ thank you!
@@tremms83 Yes! You can see why historians refer to Edward Hall's chronicle as simply "Hall's Chronicle" when it's real title is "Hall's chronicle;: containing the history of England, during the reign of Henry the Fourth, and the succeeding monarchs, to the end of the reign of Henry the Eighth, in which are particularly described the manners and customs of those periods". Quite a mouthful!
🇦🇺🦘 Loved you showing us (from one of your books) the 'pullout' map showing Elizabeth's procession route of her coronation procession. What a magnificent sight this procession must have been. Thank you Claire 👑👍👋
Such a auspicious day for Elizabeth. Good comes to those who are patient. But oh what a position she would hold. The challenges would begin from there.
It was a golden age and David Starkeys book first class....However it was Elizabeths strength and ethics that made it that way...The map is a joy and your description of the procession wonderful.. Keep em Coming. Ex/Pat now in Australia.
Thank you! Yes, a golden age in many respects but a bad time for her Catholic subjects who were put in an impossible position when the pope excommunicated her.
Yes....and how the power struggles continued on with the Gunpowder plot of 1605 and only discovered due to the Monteagle letter... Lets not forget why Elizabeth never married with plot after plot and having to sign Mary Queen of Scots execution warrant.. Amazing Lady!
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Amazing - 460 Years Ago
I love watching your videos! I recently discovered your series and am working my way through. My question is this: why is Elizabeth Tudor known as Elizabeth I when her grandmother was also Elizabeth, Queen of England? Is it due to her being the reigning monarch and not a consort?
Yes. Queen consorts don't get numbers, only reigning monarchs themselves. That's also why such as Stephen & John have no numbers at all, as they have never had any successors who shared their names. There have been quite a few Queen Elizabeths, but only two have been Queens Regnant, or rulers in their own right. Interestingly, when Scotland took over England in 1603, the Stuart monarchs sometimes had two numbers, because there was a royal line in their country & in England as well. Thus, we have James VI of Scotland becoming James I of England. Charles I & II were first & second for both realms; then we get James VII & II. William III of Orange & then England was known in Scotland as William II; Mary (his wife & daughter of James VII & II) was queen in her own right & Mary II in Scotland & England. In Scotland, Mary Queen of Scots preceded her on the throne; in England, Mary Tudor (a.k.a. Bloody Mary). Isn't this stuff fun? 😊
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I wonder If the kids of a royal back then would have met their grandparents if grandparents had lived long enough? I also wonder had Henry 8th's son lived what kind of a king would he had been and had the Tudors kept going on, even today if all his children had lived and had children?
Henry VIII's grandmother died a few months after his father, so...yes, he certainly met her. Apparently, he was terrified of her. Duchess Cecily outlived all of her York sons, so her grandchildren knew her well.
Often, royals did not live near their forebears, but it did happen
@@leanie9660
There was somebody who scared the pants off Henry VIII! Oh, the joy! Margaret Beaufort was a pretty tough old broad, it's true, so maybe that's not so surprising? 🤭 😆 😂 🤣
Would love to hear more about anything having to do with Elizabeth and the Boleyn's, I know its not much. Loving this on this day series, and the book recommendation☺️ thank you!
Always love an old book with a long title 😁 👍
Me too!
Very laborious when referencing though 😂🤦♀️
@@tremms83 Yes! You can see why historians refer to Edward Hall's chronicle as simply "Hall's Chronicle" when it's real title is "Hall's chronicle;: containing the history of England, during the reign of Henry the Fourth, and the succeeding monarchs, to the end of the reign of Henry the Eighth, in which are particularly described the manners and customs of those periods". Quite a mouthful!
I was reading that chronicle onlibe, inspired by one of your videos. It's a gem. Tempted to find a copy 👍
🇦🇺🦘 Loved you showing us (from one of your books) the 'pullout' map showing Elizabeth's procession route of her coronation procession. What a magnificent sight this procession must have been.
Thank you Claire 👑👍👋
Such a auspicious day for Elizabeth. Good comes to those who are patient. But oh what a position she would hold. The challenges would begin from there.
Thank you! Love it! 💕👍👸🏰🎪👑
You surely know how to make history come alive.
Thank you!
It was a golden age and David Starkeys book first class....However it was Elizabeths strength and ethics that made it that way...The map is a joy and your description of the procession wonderful.. Keep em Coming. Ex/Pat now in Australia.
Thank you! Yes, a golden age in many respects but a bad time for her Catholic subjects who were put in an impossible position when the pope excommunicated her.
Yes....and how the power struggles continued on with the Gunpowder plot of 1605 and only discovered due to the Monteagle letter... Lets not forget why Elizabeth never married with plot after plot and having to sign Mary Queen of Scots execution warrant.. Amazing Lady!
Delightful. Would England be a theocracy?
There is a lot of true religion as a theme.
Henry VIII did make it so that the monarch was the supreme head of the Church, answerable only to God, so that could be argued.