One of the questions on last week’s AS-level exam asked students to consider the opposition to Henry VIII’s religious reforms.
The most immediate thought is placed on the Pilgrimage of Grace, which reacted to the dissolution of the monasteries,
But are there any others?
Sallet is a variation of the 14th century bescinet. Only 2 in England.
Now, if Edmund had managed to survive the Wars of the Roses, I imagine he would have had to go into exile with his brother, Jasper, and later with his son. I think he would have taken his wife with him as well. I think history would have played out mostly the same, with Edmund serving as an advisor to his son on the council when Henry VII became king. I do think Edmund would have become Duke of Richmond and quite possibly Duke of Somerset, as the last Duke of Somerset was his father-in-law. Now, with Edmund living until 1511, would anything really have changed? I mean, Margaret Beaufort died in 1509, so I suppose it’s possible he could have married and had a few children—perhaps another child—but I don’t know if that’s realistic. What do you think.
Just purchased this LHD Pelagos last week and really don’t want to take it off, my daily has been my Deep Sea (Cameron Dial) for the last year. This Pelagos is so comfortable and really a great looking watch, I believe this watch has made be a Tudor fan.
A lot of them made a lot of mistakes, but my picks are:
Henry Grey, for joining the Wyatt rebellion, hereby dooming Lady Jane Grey and himself.
Thomas Seymour-That guy is a disaster magnet.
John Dudley-For trying to put Jane on the throne instead of Mary.
Henry VIII-Anything he did post-1525.
Robert Deveraux- Anything he did.
Mary, Queen of Scots- Marrying Darnley and Bothwell and her plotting to depose Elizabeth.
Margaret Tudor- Marrying Archibald Douglas.
To me, I think it would be kind of like Henry’s dreams coming true. Not only does he have a healthy son, but he also has two more sons who look like him, with red hair and the classic Tudor features. But then the whole Culpepper affair comes out. Would this have cast serious doubt on the boys’ legitimacy? Anne Boleyn was accused of adultery, yet Elizabeth I looked exactly like Henry. So would people simply say, “No, they have red hair — they look too much like Henry”? Or, after the death of Edward VI, could there have been a civil war, with Mary I fighting against the brothers?