#Tudor edit

[mary-tudor]

Henry’s politic wisdom in governance was singular, his wit always quick and ready, his reason pithy and substantial, his memory fresh and holding, his experience notable, his counsel fortunate and taken by wise deliberation, his speech gracious in diverse languages, his person goodly and amiable, his natural complexion of the purest mixture, his issue fayre and in good number; leagues and confederacies he had with all Christian princes, his mighty power was dread everywhere, not only within his realm but without also, his people were to him in as humble subjection as ever they were to king, his land many a day in peace and tranquillity, his prosperity in battle against his enemies was marvellous, his dealing in time of perils and dangers was cold and sober with great hardiness.”

—Bishop Fisher.

Furthermore, according to Amin, Henry’s reign can be summoned in the following:

“In light of the issues he had with pretenders, his hard-hitting financial policies and restrictive laws designed to curb noble power, it is often overlooked Henry assumed the throne with a serious handicap, having arrived in England a little-known, Welsh-born and Breton-raised protégé of the French regime possessing an inconsequential blood claim to the throne.

No king of England was less suited to rule the country upon their coronation than Henry, a penniless stranger to noble and commoner alike who had no experience of overseeing even a modest estate, let alone a vast and fractured kingdom.

That he was able to reach the end of his reign twenty-four years later in an insuperable position, not only the first English king to avoid overthrow since 1422, but also able to re-establish the strength, wealth, and stability of the crown in the process, was remarkable.

This was not accomplished through luck, but rather sheer hard work, meticulous attention to detail, and an iron-willed determination to outlast any and all rivals before him.”

—Amin, N. “Henry VII and the Tudor Pretenders”. Pp.342.

[historyartthings]

[seymours-glory]

➔ MARGARET POLE | PORTRAYED BY LAURA CARMICHAEL : THE SPANISH PRINCESS

[violaobanion]

THE TUDORS + CHRISTMAS 3x03 Dissension and Punishment

[isabelleneville]

𓅃 ANNE BOLEYN WEEK 2024 𓅃

day seven | free day

To say it’s archetypal isn’t actually doing it justice. It’s flat-out impossible to envision Anne Boleyn without her pearl-and-gold “B” necklace – a fact that filmmakers and book cover designers seem to agree with. ... We think Anne owned at least four ‘initial’ pieces during her lifetime; it seems she had her famous “B” of course, an “A”, an “AB” and an “AH” for her and Henry. - Erin Lawless

ANNE BOLEYN'S "B" NECKLACE

[afacelesschampion]

"Lady Mary, I am here in kindness. I would welcome you back to court and reconcile you with your father…if you will only accept me as queen."

THE TUDORS - 2.04 The Act of Succession

[eobard-thawne]

"she wore her truth in her eyes molded stones of love and tragedy freckled constellations of pleasures and pain from a life's true story."

[sydneysivashkovv]

THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII

"Queen Jane Seymour's epitaph, inscribed in Latin, translated roughly to: Here lies Jane, a phoenix Who died in giving another phoenix birth, Let her be mourned, for birds like these Are rare indeed." ― Leslie Carroll

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Costumes

From: The Spanish Princess, 2.02 Character: Margaret Tudor Actor: Georgie Henley Costume By: Pam Downe

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sir thomas more (anton lesser) refuses to sign the oath of supremacy | wolf hall

princess mary tudor (lilit lesser) signs the oath of supremacy | wolf hall: the mirror and the light

[jamesfrain]

October 24, 1537 — the death of queen Jane Seymour

[mary-tudor]

A bitter reminder that Elizabeth I wasn’t the only one to deal with the ultimate issue of executing a royal cousin or not.

Tallis, Nicolla. "Crown Of Blood: The Deadly Inheritance of Lady Jane Grey".

[throughinktosecondpage]

'There is an abbey, Launde...in the heart of England.

The air is always sweet there. And it's quiet. A little heaven here on earth.

And I'd think to myself...I'll live here one day, when all my work is done.'

Yes, his work is done. He passes through the gate. The air still sweet, the birds in song, new white brick glittering in the sun: here, his little heaven.

[violaobanion]

JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS and CLAIRE MCCAULEY as HENRY VIII and PRINCESS ELIZABETH The Tudors ◆ 3x03 Dissension and Punishment

[afacelesschampion]

SARAH BOLGER in THE TUDORS s03e08