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 about two years. After this period, he continued to teach her, but it was not on a daily basis. After she became Queen, he wrote of her, “From the age [read more]
Read part one here. Frances’s daughter Jane turned 15 years old in 1552 and was fast becoming known as one of the leading evangelical women in England. Her father hoped that she would marry King Edward VI, and he turned 14 later that year. That same year, Frances was seriously ill, and Henry was recalled [read more]
On 16 July 1517, Lady Frances Brandon was born at Hatfield between two and three in the morning as the daughter of Mary Tudor, Queen of France and Duchess of Suffolk, and Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk. She was born on the day St. Francis was canonised (in 1228) and her name commemorated the Saint. [read more]
Lady Jane Grey was born around 1536 as the daughter of Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk and Lady Frances Brandon. Through her mother, she was a great-granddaughter of King Henry VII. She had two surviving younger sisters, Lady Catherine and Lady Mary. She also had a brother and a sister who died young. She [read more]
Edward VI was just a young boy when he died, and so he never married and fathered heirs. He was a staunch Protestant, and he knew that the Third Succession Act left the crown to his half-sister Mary, who was a Catholic. In order to prevent her succession in the event of his childless death, [read more]
When Henry VIII of England died in 1547, his will and the Third Succession Act dictated who should follow him on the throne. His son Edward VI and his heirs would be first in line. However, Edward would die childless at the tender age of 15 without heirs. Although Henry’s eldest daughter Mary had been [read more]
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