The Forgotten Tudor Boy King Edward VI | The Unknown Tudors | Absolute History
Mary was a queen driven by faith, she would send hundreds of her subjects to burn at the stake.
Written and presented by Dr David Starkey, this is the compelling story of two of England's most striking monarchs: a brother and sister, tied by blood and affection, and torn apart by religion, power, and some of the bloodiest episodes in English history. Mary (who was to become England's first reigning Queen since Matilda but who is best known to generations of British schoolchildren as Bloody Mary) was the first born child of Henry VIII. For 20 years she was heir to her adored father. Then came the birth of her little half-brother Edward, and Mary found herself cast into the shadows, ignored by her father and declared illegitimate by Act of Parliament. Nonetheless she became very attached to the motherless boy, and he to her, declaring her his dearest sister. When Edward was just nine, their father died and the young boy became King, surrounded by advisors and further distanced from his beloved elder sister. But by now they were divided not just by power and status, but also by faith. Mary was a staunch Catholic, Edward a reforming Protestant: at this time such matters were not an issue of personal choice but matters of life or death, treason or heresy. Within a few years Mary was under virtual house arrest and banned from celebrating mass; within a few more years Edward was dead at the tragically early age of 16 and Mary became Queen. She set about making England a Catholic country once more and hundreds of Protestants, including Edward's most trusted advisors, were burnt at the stake because they refused to renounce their faith.
Want to watch more full-length Documentaries?
Click here: goo.gl/zCIIDC
Content licensed from Digital Rights Group (DRG).
Produced by Granada Media Group.
Видео The Forgotten Tudor Boy King Edward VI | The Unknown Tudors | Absolute History канала Absolute History
Written and presented by Dr David Starkey, this is the compelling story of two of England's most striking monarchs: a brother and sister, tied by blood and affection, and torn apart by religion, power, and some of the bloodiest episodes in English history. Mary (who was to become England's first reigning Queen since Matilda but who is best known to generations of British schoolchildren as Bloody Mary) was the first born child of Henry VIII. For 20 years she was heir to her adored father. Then came the birth of her little half-brother Edward, and Mary found herself cast into the shadows, ignored by her father and declared illegitimate by Act of Parliament. Nonetheless she became very attached to the motherless boy, and he to her, declaring her his dearest sister. When Edward was just nine, their father died and the young boy became King, surrounded by advisors and further distanced from his beloved elder sister. But by now they were divided not just by power and status, but also by faith. Mary was a staunch Catholic, Edward a reforming Protestant: at this time such matters were not an issue of personal choice but matters of life or death, treason or heresy. Within a few years Mary was under virtual house arrest and banned from celebrating mass; within a few more years Edward was dead at the tragically early age of 16 and Mary became Queen. She set about making England a Catholic country once more and hundreds of Protestants, including Edward's most trusted advisors, were burnt at the stake because they refused to renounce their faith.
Want to watch more full-length Documentaries?
Click here: goo.gl/zCIIDC
Content licensed from Digital Rights Group (DRG).
Produced by Granada Media Group.
Видео The Forgotten Tudor Boy King Edward VI | The Unknown Tudors | Absolute History канала Absolute History
Показать
Комментарии отсутствуют
Информация о видео
Другие видео канала
Why Bloody Mary Hated Queen Elizabeth I | Two Sisters | Absolute HistoryThe First Tudor King: Henry VII | Henry VII Winter King | Real RoyaltyThe Royal Artists: Holbein, Eye of the Tudors (Art History Documentary) | PerspectiveWho Really Murdered The Boy Princes As They Slept? | Wars Of The Roses | Real RoyaltyWhy Did The Egyptians Stop Building Pyramids? | Immortal Egypt | TimelineBritish Monarchy Family Tree | Alfred the Great to Queen Elizabeth IINeuschwanstein Castle's secrets | DW DocumentaryHow An Outbreak Of Syphilis Changed Tudor Life | Hidden Killers | Absolute HistoryVersailles' dirty secrets - Toute L'HistoireThe Origins Of Bloody Mary | Mary I | Real RoyaltyHenry VIII's SistersThe Dark Ages Under Roman Occupation | King Arthur's Britain | Absolute HistoryThe Trial of Anne Boleyn | Henry & Anne (Part 2 of 2) | Absolute HistoryWho Was The Real Mary Poppins? | Absolute HistoryWhat Did The Queen Mother Really Think Of Diana? | A Century in 100 Minutes | Absolute HistoryThe Child Who Had Her Family Tried For Witchcraft | Pendle Witch Trials | Absolute HistoryWhy Being A Tudor Knacker Was Such A Gruesome Job | History of Britain | Absolute HistoryWho Was The Real Jane Austen? | Behind Closed Doors | TimelineThe Shady World Of Victorian Contraception | Victorian Pharmacy EP4 | Absolute History