
Queen Mary II – A royal daughter (Part one)
On 30 April 1661 at one in the morning, the Duchess of York gave birth to a daughter, the future Queen Mary II. Samuel Pepys […]
On 30 April 1661 at one in the morning, the Duchess of York gave birth to a daughter, the future Queen Mary II. Samuel Pepys […]
Read part one here. A new contender now rose to the stage, and his name was Henry Tudor. It was decided that if he should […]
Cecily of York was born on 20 March 1469 as the third daughter of King Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville. As the third […]
Read part two here. One of Elizabeth’s first acts was to appoint Sir William Cecil as her Principal Secretary of State, and they would form […]
Isabel Neville was born on 5 September 1451 at Warwick Castle as the elder daughter of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (the Kingmaker), and […]
Read part one here. Roger Ascham replaced William Grindal as Elizabeth’s tutor when William died in 1548, and he remained as her full-time tutor for […]
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