Brandon - Tudor Knight: 2 (The Brandon Trilogy)

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Q: Last year you identified an altar cloth from Bacton as originally belonging to an Elizabethan court dress, possibly to the Queen herself. How did it make you feel, coming across this fabric considering how rare the extant Tudor textiles are? Mary, Queen of Scots (1542–1587) was a devout Catholic and next in line for the throne of England after Elizabeth. Her status became a major domestic and international issue for England. [58] especially after the death of King James IV at the Battle of Flodden in 1513. The upshot was years of struggle for control of the throne, nominally held by the infant King James V (1512–1542, r. 1513–42), until he came of age in 1528. Victor L. Stater, Noble Government: the Stuart Lord Lieutenancy and the Transformation of English Politics (1994). Freeman, Thomas S. "'Restoration and Reaction: Reinterpreting the Marian Church '", Journal of Ecclesiastical History (2017). online

Elizabeth's final two decades saw mounting problems that were left for the Stuarts to solve after 1603. John Cramsie, in reviewing the recent scholarship in 2003, argues: Charles Brandon was a close confidante of Henry VIII's despite the ups and downs of their friendship, and even after Charles married Henry's sister Mary without his approval or knowledge. In the book we follow Charles' life, his marriages, and his career in Henry's court. We also get a front seat to Henry VIII's rise to the crown, his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, Anne Bolyen, and Jane Seymour. Clapham, John. A concise economic history of Britain: From the earliest times to 1750 (1916), pp.185 to 305 covers 1500 to 1750. onlineKett's Rebellion began in 1549 in Norfolk; it started as a demonstration against enclosures of common land. The instigator, Robert Kett, was executed for treason. [67]

No Ladies of the Garter were appointed after 1488. Below is a list of those who were appointed before 1488 and who lived into the Tudor period, or who may have done, if their dates are unknown. Charles Brandon became the 1st Duke of Suffolk and has long been one of those people I find fascinating so I was really looking forward to this as the second instalment in the Brandon trilogy. Traill, H. D., and J. S. Mann (eds). Social England: a record of the progress of the people in religion, laws, learning, arts, industry, commerce, science, literature and manners, from the earliest times to the present day: Volume iii: From the accession of Henry VIII to the death of Elizabeth" (1895) online; 876 pp; short essays by expertsEleanor Talbot, wife of Geoffrey Dudley, younger son of Edward Sutton, 2nd Baron Dudley and Cecily Willoughby, ancestors of the Dudleys of Russells Hall, Dudley, England. Bland, A. E., P. A. Brown and R. H. Tawney (eds). English economic history: select documents (1919). online 733pp; covers 1086 to 1840s. Next Henry was taken from the bath, dried and dressed in coarse robes. He was then lead to St Stephen’s Chapel within Westminster where he and the other men confessed their sins and received absolution from the chaplains before hearing mass. Once this was completed Henry was allowed to return to his bed and sleep for a few hours.

Brandon is clever, ambitious and constantly in debt as he pursues his dream of a knighthood and further advancement. Firstly to his uncle then to Thomas Wolsey, Henry VIII’s secretary, and even Henry VIII himself, despite marriages, land grants and wardships that brought him wealth. I was expecting to be charmed and informed by Tony Riches’ novel and it didn’t disappoint. From the opening sentence, you enter the Tudor world of impossible glamour, chivalry, and rivalry. Living and breathing the sixteenth century as if you were really there. The young Henry VIII has taken his place upon the throne of England and suddenly, hope and endless possibility are in the air. Step up Charles Brandon, Tudor Knight. Riches delivers an excellent portrayal of a man who has worked his way up through the ranks, often observed by jealous, scheming eyes. Known as Henry’s closest friend, this isn’t an easy position, as Riches explains. Especially when Brandon has the audacity to ‘run off’ with Henry’s beautiful (and favourite) younger sister when she is left a widow by King Louis of France after a dynastic match that only lasts three months. Doran, Susan and Thomas Freeman, eds. Mary Tudor: Old and New Perspectives (Palgrave MacMillan, 2011). Loyalty binds me was Brandon's motto and after reading this it's clear he was certainly loyal, working for his king until his death.

Elizabeth Talbot, who married Sir John Littleton/Lyttelton, son of Sir William Lyttelton and his second wife, Mary Whittington, daughter of William Whittington, by whom he had seven sons and two daughters. [4]