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ON THIS DAY - 14 October 1586

On This Day (14 Oct) in 1586, the trial of Mary, Queen of Scots began at Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire: she had been charged with plotting the assassination of Elizabeth I.

Mary had been arrested on 11 Aug 1586 whilst being held prisoner at Chartley Manor, Staffordshire; she had been held there since Dec 1585, the residence of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex. From here she was transported to nearby Tixall House, before finally being moved to Fotheringhay on 25 Sep 1586.

It was whilst at Chartley that Mary corresponded with Anthony Babington, a Catholic and long-time supporter of hers; letters were written in cypher and transported in and out of the house in beer barrels. Babington was the head of the eponymous 'Babington Plot' - a conspiracy to assassinate Elizabeth and place the Catholic Mary on the English throne. However, Elizabeth's Secretary of State and 'spymaster' Sir Francis Walsingham was able to intercept these letters, leading the arrest of Babington, his co-conspirators and eventually Mary. It was these letters that were used as evidence against Mary, and led to her being tried on charges of high treason.

Mary's trial was held in the Great Hall at Fotheringhay - an 'examination' of the evidence by a panel of English nobles, under the 'Act of Association'. Being found guilty under this act would lead to Mary being stripped of her claim to the English throne, and lawfully being put to death. She appeared in person at 9 o'clock in the morning, in front of crown representatives and noblemen, including William Cecil, Baron Burghley (Elizabeth's Lord High Treasurer) Walsingham and George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, under whose custody she had been held for 15 years. She wore her favoured garments of her captive years: a black velvet dress and mantle, with white headdress (with widows peak) and veil.

Mary denied the charges put to her, as well as arguing that she had been denied access to legal counsel. She continued to assert her authority as an anointed queen, and expected to be treated so. Correspondence between the two were passed around, in addition to Babington's deposition and signed confessions of two co-conspirators; Mary denied ever having met Anthony Babington, and accused Walsingham of inventing the cyphers and manufacturing the plot to implicate her. However, she confirmed that she continued to support Catholic interests in England, as well as abroad.

Elizabeth had ordered that no sentence be passed until all the evidence had been presented to herself, and following the conclusion of the trial on 15 Oct, the panel returned to London. Their findings were subsequently presented to Elizabeth on 25 Oct 1586 at the Star Chamber in London; Mary was found guilty of being "not only accessory and privy to the conspiracy, but also an imaginer and compass of her majesty's destruction" and a sentence of death was passed. However, Elizabeth continued to demonstrate ambiguity, requesting attempts to obtain a 'full confession' from the Scottish Queen, in an attempt to save her life, and void any retaliatory action from Mary's Catholic allies abroad.

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Lucy Worsley investigating “Bloody” Mary!? 👀 I will be seated

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Football kit news from the Premier League as the new Ipswich Town 2024-25 Umbro third kit made in collaboration with Ed Sheeran has been released. Ipswich Town 2024-25 Third Shirt The new 2024-25 Ipswich Town third shirt is Suffolk Pink with a tonal silhouette of Framlingham Castle on the chest made famous by Ed Sheeran’s track ‘Castle on Hill’. Also incorporating is a silhouette of Wolsey…

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Lords Vote

On: Post Office (Horizon Systems) Offences Bill

Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom moved amendment 2, clause 1, page 1, line 10, to leave out paragraph (c). The Committee divided:

Ayes: 76 (53.9% LD, 17.1% Con, 17.1% XB, 7.9% Lab, 2.6% , 1.3% Green) Noes: 111 (97.3% Con, 2.7% XB) Absent: ~623

Likely Referenced Bill: Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act 2024

Description: A Bill to provide for the quashing of convictions in England and Wales and Northern Ireland for certain offences alleged to have been committed while the Horizon system was in use by the Post Office; to make provision about the deletion of cautions given in England and Wales or Northern Ireland for such offences; and for connected purposes.

Originating house: Commons Current house: Unassigned Bill Stage: Royal Assent

Individual Votes:

Ayes

Liberal Democrat (41 votes)

Addington, L. Allan of Hallam, L. Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville, B. Barker, B. Beith, L. Benjamin, B. Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury, B. Bowles of Berkhamsted, B. Brinton, B. Bruce of Bennachie, L. Clement-Jones, L. Dholakia, L. Featherstone, B. Foster of Bath, L. Fox, L. Garden of Frognal, B. German, L. Goddard of Stockport, L. Hamwee, B. Harris of Richmond, B. Humphreys, B. Hussein-Ece, B. Jolly, B. Marks of Henley-on-Thames, L. McNally, L. Newby, L. Northover, B. Randerson, B. Razzall, L. Rennard, L. Russell, E. Scriven, L. Smith of Newnham, B. Stoneham of Droxford, L. Strasburger, L. Suttie, B. Taylor of Goss Moor, L. Thomas of Gresford, L. Thomas of Winchester, B. Tope, L. Walmsley, B.

Conservative (13 votes)

Altmann, B. Arbuthnot of Edrom, L. Farmer, L. Framlingham, L. Howard of Lympne, L. Lamont of Lerwick, L. McIntosh of Pickering, B. Norton of Louth, L. Polak, L. Sherbourne of Didsbury, L. Shinkwin, L. Sterling of Plaistow, L. Stowell of Beeston, B.

Crossbench (13 votes)

Aberdare, L. Boycott, B. Bull, B. Colville of Culross, V. Craig of Radley, L. Deech, B. Finlay of Llandaff, B. Hall of Birkenhead, L. Meacher, B. Russell of Liverpool, L. Somerset, D. Watkins of Tavistock, B. Wheatcroft, B.

Labour (6 votes)

Browne of Ladyton, L. Campbell-Savours, L. Chakrabarti, B. Faulkner of Worcester, L. Reid of Cardowan, L. West of Spithead, L.

Non-affiliated (2 votes)

Paddick, L. Uddin, B.

Green Party (1 vote)

Bennett of Manor Castle, B.

Noes

Conservative (108 votes)

Agnew of Oulton, L. Altrincham, L. Anelay of St Johns, B. Ashcombe, L. Ashton of Hyde, L. Attlee, E. Bailey of Paddington, L. Barran, B. Bellamy, L. Benyon, L. Berridge, B. Bethell, L. Blackwood of North Oxford, B. Borwick, L. Bottomley of Nettlestone, B. Bray of Coln, B. Brownlow of Shurlock Row, L. Callanan, L. Cameron of Lochiel, L. Camrose, V. Colgrain, L. Courtown, E. Davidson of Lundin Links, B. Davies of Gower, L. Douglas-Miller, L. Eaton, B. Effingham, E. Elliott of Mickle Fell, L. Evans of Rainow, L. Finkelstein, L. Fleet, B. Fookes, B. Fraser of Craigmaddie, B. Gascoigne, L. Godson, L. Goldsmith of Richmond Park, L. Hamilton of Epsom, L. Harding of Winscombe, B. Harlech, L. Hayward, L. Helic, B. Hodgson of Abinger, B. Horam, L. Howard of Rising, L. Howe, E. Hunt of Wirral, L. Jackson of Peterborough, L. Jenkin of Kennington, B. Johnson of Lainston, L. King of Bridgwater, L. Lawlor, B. Lea of Lymm, B. Lilley, L. Lingfield, L. Magan of Castletown, L. Manzoor, B. Markham, L. Marlesford, L. Maude of Horsham, L. McColl of Dulwich, L. McInnes of Kilwinning, L. McLoughlin, L. Meyer, B. Minto, E. Mobarik, B. Monckton of Dallington Forest, B. Morgan of Cotes, B. Mott, L. Moylan, L. Moynihan of Chelsea, L. Moynihan, L. Murray of Blidworth, L. Naseby, L. Neville-Rolfe, B. Newlove, B. Nicholson of Winterbourne, B. Offord of Garvel, L. Owen of Alderley Edge, B. Parkinson of Whitley Bay, L. Popat, L. Porter of Fulwood, B. Porter of Spalding, L. Randall of Uxbridge, L. Reay, L. Redfern, B. Robathan, L. Roborough, L. Sanderson of Welton, B. Sandhurst, L. Scott of Bybrook, B. Sewell of Sanderstead, L. Sharpe of Epsom, L. Smith of Hindhead, L. Stedman-Scott, B. Stewart of Dirleton, L. Strathcarron, L. Sugg, B. Swinburne, B. Trefgarne, L. Trenchard, V. True, L. Tugendhat, L. Udny-Lister, L. Vere of Norbiton, B. Wharton of Yarm, L. Williams of Trafford, B. Wyld, B. Young of Cookham, L.

Crossbench (3 votes)

Burnett of Maldon, L. St John of Bletso, L. Thomas of Cwmgiedd, L.

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Becoming Elizabeth + Costumes

Mary Tudor’s black, white & golden dress in Season 01, Episode 02, 03, 04, 06, 07 & 08.

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The Coronation of Mary I - 01 Oct 1553

On This Day (01 Oct) 1553, Mary I was crowned Queen of England at Westminster Abbey; the first coronation of a queen regnant in England.

Mary had been proclaimed queen on 19 Jul 1553, following the Privy Council abandoning their support for the claim of 'Quene Jane' - Lady Jane Grey; Mary herself was informed the following day whilst continuing to rally her troops at Framlingham Castle, Suffolk.

Mary had left Framlingham the end of Jul, and initially rode to Wanstead Hall, Essex, where she was met by her half-sister Elizabeth. Accompanied by Elizabeth, Mary arrived in London victorious on 03 Aug 1553, where she took possession of the Tower of London (where Jane Grey, husband Guildford Dudley, and father-in-law John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland were still held prisoner).

Mary, accompanied by a large procession, including Elizabeth and former stepmother Anne of Cleves, left the Tower of London on 30 Sep 1553, making their way to the Palace of Westminster. The procession included many of Mary's Catholic allies and sympathisers, some of whom had been released from imprisonment and pardoned following her accession as queen. Passing through the streets of London, they were greeted by supporters, with pageants being performed at various points on the route.

On Sunday 01 Oct 1553, the coronation ceremony took place at Westminster Abbey, where traditionally English monarchs had been crowned since Edward I in 1274.

The ceremony was conducted by her ally Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester; Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury had recently been arrested for his role in Jane Grey's attempted accession to the throne, and would later be executed in 1556.

Mary had insisted on changes to the ceremony, given her distain of the previous Protestant ceremony conducted 6 years previously for her younger half-brother Edward VI. She insisted on new anointed oils being used, as well as the construction of a new coronation chair.

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I know that Ed Sheeran is from Suffolk and I’m from Norfolk, but Castle on the Hill feels so much like home. He could be singing about Norwich. I know it’s about Framlingham Castle, but it sounds so much like Norwich Castle and those are very homely things. Maybe it’s just an East Anglia thing

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Mary I's Fight For The Throne

20th July - Mary is victorious

Having heard of Robert Dudley proclaiming Jane queen in Kings Lynn, Mary sends "requiring them to apprehend the Lord Robert and also to lie in wait for the like apprehension of the Duke, if it shall happen him flee, as it is suspected he will do" following Mary's proclamation for his arrest on the 18th. 1

The Earl of Oxford finally arrives at Framlingham "with a large force of men whom he had quickly been able to gather at the moment of his desertion of the duke." 2

Still wanting more men, Mary and her Council decide to "discharge all manner of gaols [...] within the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk" 3, while 500 are appointed to attend upon Mary at all times to guard her from harm. 4

In the afternoon her troops are mustered in two separate companies led by the Earl of Sussex and Lord Thomas Wentworth, where "the standards were unfurled and the military colours set up; everyone armed themselves fully as if about to meet the enemy. The infantry made ready their pikes, the cavalry brandished lances, the archer bent his bow, and girded on his quiver; the harquebusier filled his weapon with powder, inserted its leaden ball and set his match burning." 5

At 4pm, Mary rides out from Framlingham castle on a white horse, and "gave warning in an order that no harquebusier should fire his gun, nor any archer release his arrow until her majesty had inspected the army. When this order was given, such was the respect that everyone felt for their sovereign that no harquebusier nor archer fired after the command; but the soldiers bowed low to the ground and awaited their beloved mistress's arrival." 6

On foot, Mary walks around the two divisions of her army for 3 hours, "speaking to them with exceptional kindness and with an approach so wonderfully relaxed as can scarcely be described, in consideration of their esteem for their sovereign, that she completely won everyone's affections." 7

After she finishes inspecting her troops, the cavalry put on a rousing display as they "streamed forth and beat and trod the ground with such a thunderous noise and spread so widely through the field that it seemed like one enemy in pursuit of another." 8

Returning to the castle, a delighted Mary discovers the "most welcome news, scarcely to be hoped for, that Northumberland had abandoned hope of success because of the continual desertions of his supporters, and on 19th July had likewise taken flight from Bury in the middle of the night." 9

The Earl of Arundel and Marquis of Winchester arrive to confirm the news, and reveal that the Privy Council have proclaimed her Queen in London. They go to their knees with a "dagger turned towards [their] stomachs in recognition of [their] offence and submission to the penalty deserved." 10

They also bring a letter wrote by the Privy Council following their proclamation a day prior:

Our bounden duties most humbly remembered to your excellent Majesty, it may like the same to understand that we your most humble faithful and obedient subjects, having always (God we take to witness) remained your Highness’ true and humble subjects in our hearts ever since the death of our late sovereign lord and master your Highness’ brother, whom God pardon; and seeing hitherto no possibility to utter our determination herein, without great destruction and bloodshed both of our selves and others till this time, have this day proclaimed in your City of London, your Majesty to be our true natural Sovereign liege lady and Queen, most humbly beseeching your Majesty to pardon and remit our former infirmities, and most graciously to accept our meanings, which have been ever to serve your Highness truly, and so shall remain with all our powers and forces to the effusion of our blood, as these bearers our very good lords the earl of Arundel and Lord Paget can, and be ready more particularly to declare; to whom it pay please your excellent Majesty to give firm credence; and thus we do and shall daily pray to Almighty God for the preservation of your most royal person long to reign over us, from your Majesties City of London, this day of XIX July, the first year of your most prosperous reign. 11

Mary gladly accepts their submission.

While Mary was inspecting her army, Northumberland had proclaimed her queen in Cambridge and retreated to the house of Sir John Cheke. The Mayor, discovering this, "attended by a large force drawn from both town and gown, had the duke's lodging surrounded and watched on all sides to stop him leaving or escaping." 12

Now, Mary sends Henry Jerningham and Northumberland's former ally the Earl of Arundel to arrest him. 13

Meanwhile...

Jane Grey, Guildford Dudley and the Duchess of Northumberland are detained in the Tower as prisoners. 14

The Bishop of London flees the city after his sermons. 15

Sources:

1.Acts of the Privy Council, Vol 4

2. Vita Mariae Angliae Reginae of Robert Wingfield

3. Acts of the Privy Council, Vol 4

4. Acts of the Privy Council, Vol 4

5. Vita Mariae Angliae Reginae of Robert Wingfield

6. Vita Mariae Angliae Reginae of Robert Wingfield

7. Vita Mariae Angliae Reginae of Robert Wingfield

8. Vita Mariae Angliae Reginae of Robert Wingfield

9. Vita Mariae Angliae Reginae of Robert Wingfield

10. Spanish State Papers, 22nd July 1553

11. Memorials of the Most Reverend Father in God, Thomas Cranmer, sometime Lord Archbishop of Canterbury

12. Vita Mariae Angliae Reginae of Robert Wingfield

13. Vita Mariae Angliae Reginae of Robert Wingfield

14. Spanish State Papers, 22nd July 1553

15. Spanish State Papers, 22nd July 1553

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Framlingham Castle ~ Suffolk. The castle on the hill.

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