Like my brother, King Henry VIII, I enjoy dancing, masques and parties.
I take great care to maintain my great beauty, particularly my clear complexion and long red-gold hair, the Tudor trademark.
How to make a Mary Tudor, Queen Consort of France
Ingredients:
5 parts mercy
1 part brilliance
5 parts instinct
Method: Layer ingredientes in a shot glass. Serve with a slice of lustfulness and a pinch of salt. Yum!
My favorite play by William Shakespeare
My brother, King Henry VIII
A film about my grand-daughter, Lady Jane Grey, who was Queen of England for nine days.
In this clip, you see both my grand daughter, Jane, and my niece Queen Mary I.
My niece, Queen Elizabeth.
My name is Mary Tudor. I am the younger sister of Henry VIII of England and queen consort of France due to my marriage to Louis XII.
I was born March 18, 1496. I am the the fifth child of Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York, and the youngest to survive infancy.
My brother Henry VIII was quite close to me when we were children. He named his daughter, the future Queen Mary, after me and the warship Mary Rose was also named in my honour. I was known in my youth as one of the most beautiful princesses of Europe.
I was betrothed to Charles of Burgundy, later Holy Roman Emperor. However, this wedding did not take place, and on October 9, 1514, at the age of 18, I married the 52-year-old Louis XII of France at Abbeville.
Despite two previous marriages, the king had no living sons and sought to produce an heir; but Louis died on January 1, 1515, less than three months after we married, reputedly worn out by his exertions in the bed chamber.
Our union produced no children. Despite the short duration of the marriage, my English contemporaries frequently referred to me as 'the French Queen'.
As Queen of France, I had among my ladies in waiting, Anne Boleyn, who was to become the second wife of Henry VIII.
I had been very unhappy with my marriage to Louis, as at this time I was deeply in love with Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk. In late January 1515, Henry sent Suffolk to France to bring me back to England. It was on this trip that we married in secret on March 3, 1515; technically this was treason as Suffolk had married a royal princess without Henry's consent.
The king was outraged, and the Privy Council urged that Brandon should be imprisoned or executed. However, due to the intervention of Cardinal Wolsey and Henry's affection for both his beloved sister and Suffolk, we were let off with a heavy fine. They were officially married on May 13, 1515 at Greenwich Palace.
Our three children:
Henry Brandon, 1st Earl of Lincoln (March 11, 1516 – March 8, 1534)
Lady Frances Brandon (July 16, 1517 – November 20, 1559), who married Henry Grey, 3rd Marquess of Dorset, and was the mother of Lady Jane Grey, to be queen for nine days in 1553.
Lady Eleanor Brandon (1519 – September 27, 1547), who married Henry Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland.
I was always referred to as the Queen of France (commonly "The French Queen") and never as the Duchess of Suffolk. This was probably to remind me that I had married below my rank.
Who I'd like to meet: Gentlemen and Gentlewomen, particularly those who have a love for art, music, poetry, literature, philosophy, and history. I would like to meet other Royals, particularly those in the Tudor family, but not limited to British aristocracy by any means. I would like to meet.... you!
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Dear Mary, I hope you are well? And your husband and children? I have not long read a fascinating book that is featured upon your page - Sisters to the King by Maria Perry - most enjoyable. Your loving mother, Elizabeth
I just wanted to tell you that i haven..t forget you! How i could? But i haven..t so much time anymore to be here on this place. I hope you understand it. My life with my king and the children is very expletive. But be sure i will think of you all the time.*hugs* And i..m very very happy about every comment from you!!!*kiss* Also i don..t get it to give you a recomment so fast...*sniff* I..m very glad you are still my friend too!!!! *blowkiss gently* Emily-Queen of France
Today is the best day of the year.... Its the birthday of my beloved man and king! All the best of the world for him! The only thing i can say is that i will love you til the end!! So i wish you a wonderful day too.
