On August 3, 1553 Mary I triumphed over the Protestant revolt that started with her half-brother Edward VI’s death, with Lady Jane Grey as its figurehead. Edward, who was a Protestant, wanted to keep Mary, a Catholic from inheriting after he died young, so he tried to name his cousin Jane as Queen. The people didn’t support her, though, and Mary was able to succeed easily. So today she rode triumphantly into London accompanied by her half-sister Elizabeth (the future Elizabeth I) as well as a procession of the nobility.
Mary called for the arrest of Lady Jane, though she was hesitant to sign Jane’s death warrant realizing that she had been merely a pawn in the game played by older men vying for power. Only later, after there was another rebellion in Jane’s name, did Mary sign the death warrant and have Jane executed.
Mary triumphed today, August 3.
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.
Suggested links:
Melita Thomas at the September 2017 Tudor Summit about Mary Tudor
Episode 23 Mary Tudor (Mary I)
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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).
