July 8 - Mary declares herself queen!

On this day in Tudor history, 8th July 1553, two days after her half-brother King Edward VI's death and one day after hearing news of his death, Mary, daughter of King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, declared that she was Edward VI's heir and so was queen - Queen Mary I.

 

In today's talk, Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society, explains what had led Mary to this point and why Mary had fled London.

 

You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:

https://youtu.be/M4uasqpXbHs

 

You can find Claire at:

https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com 

https://www.tudorsociety.com

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https://twitter.com/AnneBoleynFiles 

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