July 25 - Mary I gets married

On this day in Tudor history, 25 July 1554, on the Feast of St James, Queen Mary I, daughter of Henry VIII by Catherine of Aragon, his first wife, married Philip of Spain, son of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.

The couple got married at Winchester Cathedral and Mary's Lord Chancellor, Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester, officiated at the ceremony.

In today's talk, Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society, shares a contemporary account of Mary and Philip's wedding ceremony.

You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/289MSTDoZHA

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