October 5 - A betrothal for Princess Mary (Mary I)

On this day in Tudor history, 5th October 1518,  two-year-old Princess Mary, daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, became betrothed to François, the Dauphin of France, who was just a few months old.

 

This betrothal was part of a treaty agreed between England and France, Henry VIII and Francis I.

 

In today's talk, Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History", shares details of what happened at the betrothal ceremony at Greenwich Palace, as well as explaining what else the treaty involved, and what happened to this betrothal in the end.