Hey, this is Heather from the Renaissance English History Podcast, and this is your Tudor Minute for April 24.
Today is the wedding anniversary in 1558 of Mary Queen of Scots and Francis, the dauphin of France, in Paris. She was 14, and he was 15. Mary had spent most of her childhood in France, raised in the royal household, preparing for her life as the future Queen of France. Francis became the King consort of Scotland upon the marriage, and then, about 14 months later, he became King of France when his father died. Unfortunately for poor Francis, he died after only a year and a half, likely from an ear infection that spread and became an abscess in the brain. Mary had to go back to Scotland, to a country she barely knew and didn’t understand, and of course we all know how that worked out for her. Â
That’s your Tudor Minute for today. Remember you can dive deeper into life in 16th century England through the Renaissance English History Podcast at englandcast.com where there are episodes on Mary Queen of Scots.
Links:
Tudor Times on Mary Queen of Scots
Heather Teysko is the creator, writer, and producer of The Renaissance English History Podcast,  the original Tudor history podcast, started in 2009. She's been writing about history online for over 25 years, since her first site on Colonial American history became number one in history on Yahoo in 1998. In 2019 she created Tudorcon, which is now a yearly event, in addition to writing books, and running TudorFair.com - a whimsical Tudor Merch shop.
She has been passionate about Tudor England since she first read Alison Weir's The Six Wives of Henry VIII 30 years ago, and subsequently moved to London after college to spend her time immersed in Tudor history (how exciting when she got to interview Alison for the first time!). In addition to history, she is passionate about travel, and has lived in 3 countries and 4 states (not counting her perpetual state of confusion), and her family (who help her host her YouTube channel occasionally).
