November 17, 1558 was monumental day in Tudor—and for that matter—English history.
It was on this day that Queen Mary I died at St. James Palace and her half sister, Elizabeth I, succeeded her to the throne, beginning the fashionable, creative, amazing Elizabethan Era in England. (think Shakespeare!)Against all odds, the daughter of Queen Anne Boleyn would become one of the greatest monarchs of all time.
Mary reigned only five years but left a legacy that would always be remembered as one of persecution and execution, leaving her with the sobriquet "Bloody Mary."
Elizabeth became queen at the age of 25, and upon hearing of her accession to the throne, she is reputed to have quoted the 118th Psalm's twenty-third line, in Latin: "A Dominum factum est illud, et est mirabile in oculis notris" - "It is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes."
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You complain about a stitch up of Anne Boleyn in your next post, yet you're happy to use the term "bloody Mary" and to describe Elizabeth as one of the greatest monarchs of all time.
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ACTUALLY, I did stick to the facts...
ReplyDeleteI didn't "happily" use the term "Blood Mary". Please reread the post -- I wrote that:
Mary reigned only five years but left a legacy that would always be remembered as one of persecution and execution, leaving her with the sobriquet "Bloody Mary."
I didn't give her that name. History (Protestants or whomever did!)
Is it NOT a fact that history calls Elizabeth one of the greatest monarchs who ever reigned? The Elizabethan Era is remembered as The Golden Age and she as Gloriana.
I make MY FEELINGS very clear and very separate from the FACTS on this blog.
Perhaps you, Shtove, need to review your facts.
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