Tudor Extra @TudorExtra

Royal history. Tudor history. Book reviews. Myth busting. Historians weigh-in. And more! #tudorextra tudorextra.com Joined March 2023

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Fr. Carlos Germosen @father_cag

5 months ago

There’s a palpable joy in the air. Seeing our Holy Father get emotional just sealed it for me. What a blessing! God is so good! Long live Pope Leo XIV!

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sasha ౨ৎ @pridenprcjudice

6 months ago

the feminine urge to just

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#OTD in history, 10 April 1512, the birth of James V, son of Margaret Tudor, at Linlithgow. He is perhaps best remembered as the father of Mary, Queen of Scots, who inherited the throne at only six days old. But his reign was notable in its own right: tiny.cc/w43g001

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Darren Harris @DHarrisAuthor

a year ago

I'm pleased to announce that I am a contributor to the forthcoming #RichardIII anthology, 'A Spirited and Most Courageous Prince' to be released in November to raise money for Scoliosis Support and Research. #HistoricalFiction #NewRelease

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Tudor Extra @TudorExtra

a year ago

#OnThisDay in history, 8 September 1560, Amy Robsart, the wife of Robert Dudley, died after falling down a flight of stairs at Cumnor Place.

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Dr Lacey Bonar Hull @LaceyBonarHull

a year ago

“So the year is 1483 and I notice these two young princes hanging around the Tower of London…”

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Steven Veerapen @stevenveerapen

a year ago

Henry VIII in 1519: “Look here - and I have also a good calf to my leg!” Chapuys on Henry VIII in 1544: “Besides his age and weight, he has the worst legs in the world.” Ouch.

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Tudor Extra @TudorExtra

a year ago

#OTD in history, 19 July 1543, Mary Boleyn, the elder sister of Anne Boleyn, died, most likely at Rochford Hall. Mary was famously the one-time mistress of Henry VIII, and historians have speculated that she may have borne him two children, although this remains unconfirmed.

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Tudor Extra @TudorExtra

a year ago

#OTD in history, Madeleine of Valois died at Holyrood Palace. The eldest daughter of Francis I, Madeleine suffered from poor health from birth and though her marriage to James V helped to solidify the Auld Alliance, she died less than two months after arriving in Scotland.

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Tudor Extra @TudorExtra

a year ago

For the brief period that was his early childhood, #HenryVIII was a mere second son, living in the shadow of his elder brother. His birth was most likely a delight to his parents, no doubt gratified to have another heir, though curiously little fanfare accompanied his birth.

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Tudor Extra @TudorExtra

a year ago

#OTD in history, 28 June 1491, Henry Tudor — the King who famously took six wives — was born at the newly-renovated Greenwich Palace. This second-born prince would later succeed his father as King Henry VIII, becoming one of the most notorious monarchs in British history.

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Nathen Amin ✒️📚 @NathenAmin

a year ago

"This pretty lad will prove our country’s bliss. His looks are full of peaceful majesty His head by nature framed to wear a crown, His hand to wield a scepter, and himself Likely in time to bless a regal throne. Shakespeare's #SonOfProphecy

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Daniella Novaković @ladydhistory

a year ago

Anne of Denmark inherited many of her MIL MQOS' jewels, including the ‘Great H’. It consisted of a large diamond & ruby. It was dismantled in 1604 and transformed into ‘a greate and riche jewell of gould called the Mirror of Great Britain’ for James I, & is now considered lost.