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fideidefenswhore · 26 days ago

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The princess' emotional dependence on her servants indicates psychological bonds of a more intense nature than those between Mary and her servants. Where Mary could practically shrug off the incarceration of her most trusted household officer, Sir Robert Rochester, Elizabeth constantly sought the comfort and strength of her gentlemen ushers and Privy Chamber ladies—at least according to the depictions offered by Foxe and Bedingfield. This intense bond found further expression in the refusal of her household staff to abandon the princess, even when they were forbidden to serve in her household.

Jeri L. McIntosh. From Heads of Household to Heads of State: The Preaccession Households of Mary and Elizabeth Tudor, 1516–1558.

#tudorquotes #interesting study...#i think it's not a one for one parallel #we have the difference of literal house arrest vs 'virtual' house arrest #mary had her privileges curtailed etc 1534-36 but she was not technically officially under house arrest #mary's supporters might not have been as cohesive; i think they were more covert #but more or less her household did accept being disbanded at least cosmetically #there's also the difference insofar that #mary is barred from succession (by implication; bcus elizabeth is declared heir) by parliament early 1534 #but elizabeth was not barred from succession via parliament and was officially the heir to the throne #so her supporters had some more...armor and justificaiton there #for lack of better words #mary's would have been declared guilty of treason if they maintained she was still heir #so there was a more structured risk for them there #elizabeth's could point to the third act of succession which was not repealed #and was technically also mary's justification for her coup of the throne from jg

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