Mary's childhood Flashcards
When was Mary born and what was she expected to do due to her gender?
-18th February 1516
-to marry
Who was Mary engaged to for a period of time?
-the Dauphin of France
What language did Mary speak as well as English? Why?
-Spanish due to her mother being a descendant from the Spanish family
How did everyone treat Mary when she was a child?
-everyone was devoted to her
-Henry called her the ‘pearl of the world’
What showed that Mary was being treated as the heir to the throne?
-Catherine began to teach Mary Latin and then got her a teacher
-Latin was masculine which showed how she was preparing Mary to rule
-Mary went to Wales and was regarded as the heir of England
-Mary spent 3 years in Ludlow as Princess of Wales
When did Henry decide to divorce Catherine and what did this mean for Mary?
-1528->Henry spent 5 years trying to divorce Catherine of Aragon
-Cranmer annulled the marriage
-Mary never forgave Henry
-she was made illegitimate
When did Mary leave Ludlow for the first time?
1528
When was Elizabeth born and why was this significant?
-7th September 1533
-Mary was a servant to Elizabeth and stripped of her royal title and named a bastard
What happened because Mary refused to accept Anne Boleyn?
-Henry disowned her and refused to let Catherine and Mary see each other (once in 5 years)
When did Catherin of Aragon die and what did Mary do?
-1536
-she wrote to Charles V to help her flee to Spain
Why did Mary change her plans of fleeing to Spain?
-Anne Boleyn was executed 1536
-Mary stayed hoping for a reconciliation with Henry
Why did Mary renounce her title and her mother and fathers marriage?
-if she refused to sign she would be a traitor and be executed->she was forced and signed without even reading it
Why did Edward’s birth on October 12th 1537 create a decade of peace?
-Mary wasn’t a threat
What did Mary do after Henry died in 1547?
-Mary was Edward’s governor
-Henry’s will made Mary one of the richest landowners
