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Mary I Conference – 20th October 2021

Mary I Conference Melita Thomas, Peter Stiffell and Johanna Strong Online and in person 20th October 2021 2.00-3.30pm Free Maiden, Mother, Majesty: The iconographical success of England’s Catholic Queen by Peter Stiffell The Queen is Dead: Posthumous Representations of Mary … Continue reading

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Books 2020 – on sale now- Mary and Philip: The Marriage of Tudor England and Habsburg Spain by Alexander Samson

‘The co-monarchy of Mary I and Philip II put England at the heart of early modern Europe. This positive reassessment of their joint reign counters a series of parochial, misogynist and anti-Catholic assumptions, correcting the many myths that have grown … Continue reading

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Mary I arrives at Framlingham Castle

On the evening of July 12th 1553, Mary I arrived at her castle at Framlingham.

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Sir Henry Bedingfeld from Oxburgh Hall provides armed escort for Mary I

Sir Henry Bedingfeld provided an armed escort for Mary I as she made her way to Framlingham Castle during her fight for the throne in July 1553. The Bedingfeld family had other connections to the Tudors and you can read … Continue reading

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Chichester – Mary I coin and Tudor Market Cross

Last weekend I visited Chichester. The Market Cross dates from 1501. The Novium Museum has several Tudor coins, including a rare one of Mary I from before her marriage.

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