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Lady Jane Grey part 5: Queen of England
On July 8th, 1533, Jane was crowned as Queen of England at the age of 16. She unexpectedly and dramatically threw herself to the floor and sobbed as her parents and in-laws bent the knee to her. Was this the behaviour of a naive young...
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Lady Jane Grey part 4: Lady Jane AND Her Heirs Male
Just before his death, Edward VI made a small but important change to his will that ruled Jane's mother, Frances out of the succession and moved Jane next in line to the thrown. The fact that Jane and her sisters were born in England,...
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Lady Jane Grey part 13: the Duke of Northumberland is Beheaded
Queen Mary arrives in London. John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland goes on trial. Ironically, most of the people deciding his fate had also originally pledged allegiance to Jane. Though he is spared being drawn and quartered, the Duke of...
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Lady Mary Grey part 5: Freedom at Last
After about 8 years of house arrest, Lady Mary was finally granted freedom at the age of 27. She spend the time reconnecting with family and friends and building a comfortable home for herself. Lady Mary also succeeded in winning back...
60 Second Histories
Pilgrimage of Grace – part 1
Thomas Cromwell describes the spark that led to the Pilgrimage of Grace
60 Second Histories
The beginning of the reign of Henry VII
A Tudor lady talks about the early Tudor years with the continuation of the Wars of the Roses and the Irish/Yorkist army crossing the Pennines to put an end to the Tudors
60 Second Histories
Andreas Vesalius and The Fabric of the Human Body
Vesalius describes how he came to publish the Fabric of the Human Body
60 Second Histories
Henry VIII; the Pope says ‘No’
Henry VIII gives his own account of his divorce and breaking with Rome - part two
60 Second Histories
Henry VIII wants a divorce
Henry VIII gives his own account of his divorce and breaking with Rome - part one
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The Monarch Queen Elizabeth reviews her Guards on her Official Birthday, as they march and ride past her as she stands outside at Buckingham Palace in London.
The Monarch Queen Elizabeth reviews her Guards on her Official Birthday, as they march and ride past her as she stands outside at Buckingham Palace in London.
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The Monarch Queen Elizabeth on her Official Birthday, comes out to greet the people , and the Royal Family come on to the Balcony at Buckingham Palace at the end of the ceremony of Trooping the Colour to view the flypast of the Royal Airforce jet aircraft
The Monarch Queen Elizabeth on her Official Birthday, comes out to greet the people , and the Royal Family come on to the Balcony at Buckingham Palace at the end of the ceremony of Trooping the Colour to view the flypast of the Royal...
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The Monarch Queen Elizabeth reviews her Guards on her Official Birthday, as they march and ride past her as she stands outside at Buckingham Palace in London.
The Monarch Queen Elizabeth reviews her Guards on her Official Birthday, as they march and ride past her as she stands outside at Buckingham Palace in London.
National Archives (UK)
The National Archives: Tudors
Watch this series of film clips that focuses on the Daniell's family as an example of the rise and fall of gentry in their alliances with more powerful families in Tudor society.