Elizabeth would have been located in the tower for her own protection😕 I'm glad she feined illness at that time.😔

Thanks again Claire for a great reading. After I get my 92 year old Mom to bed, your KZfaq post is the first thing I go to. I am so enjoying this! Have a great day!

I often wonder how Elizabeth felt being in the tower....it must have been a frightening experience for her. Thanks, Claire! Thanks also for the book recommendations.

So glad u decided to do the videos everyday!

I grew up a few miles from Ashridge Forest and spent many hours as a child walking and playing there with my family. As I grew up I frequently rode in the forest and for a short while my horse was stabled a stone’s throw from the stunning woodland. I have many happy memories of the forest but I had no idea that the estate used to belong to Elizabeth I. I feel a little cheated that I was never taught this in history at school and thoroughly ashamed that I didn’t know this, although I guess I can plead a little ignorance; my interest in history as a child and young adult is nothing like it is now. I have always loved that forest and I know that I’m by no means the only person to have walked, played, rode and driven among the Queen’s grounds but this is something I found out about just a few short minutes ago so forgive me if I’m childishly chuffed to bits :D

Still loving these videos....Tudor passion ever since I was 9 or 10 years on...40 years on still one of my passions 😀...Keep it coming Claire XX

I wanted to thank you for these wonderful videos! I'm a huge fan of your books and your work! I'm a massive nerd around this time period and I find your work to be such a glorious collection of source materials, history, and, (for me personally) joy.

As far as actual involvement in Wyatt's Rebellion I do believe in Elizabeth's innocence however I also believe that she was aware of it before it actually happened. I feel this is why she may have been so trepidatious about obeying Mary's request. Neither Elizabeth nor Mary were stupid people.

I have read David Starkey's book. Thanks for the other recommendations.

Thank you so much for presenting Tudor history in such a delightful way. It's become one of my "daily routines" watching a few episodes.

You are aN endless resource OF EDUCATION AND illumination . THANK YOu!

Your background is so calming to me, not too much but just enough to not look empty! Great videos can’t wait to watch all year😃

Hi! January 26 is my grandmother's birthday. What a nice way to spend some time celebrating it. She passed in 1982, but she's still huge part of my life. Thank you for the book suggestions. They look very interesting. I will have to hunt them down! I think you are a day ahead of us here in the states. So I hope you are enjoying your weekend. Here in Wisconsin, we have -30 Fahrenheit wind chills. So watching your Tudor videos are a nice way to spend the weekend. Take care, sending peace & love. ✌💙🙋🏰🎪👸👑

Thank you so much for the recommendations of other reads. Look forward to getting my daily dose of Claire 👸 Queen of Tudor History.

Intrigue between royals continue. Elizabeth was lucky to escape or dodge the bullet as we say in America. Another information packed video.

Thank you for doing these videos! My first school project was on “Bloody Mary” and I did a drawing of her. The more I learn, the more I feel like history has been hard on her. Unlike her father and sister she wasn’t executing close friends and family (Anne Boleyn, Thomas More, Cromwell, Mary Queen of Scots....), but doing what she thought was right according to her faith (not to say that excuses those deaths, which were horrific). And Elizabeth was a very smart girl who managed to escape harm from a sister who probably had mixed feelings about her.

As always another great story!!!

Thank you for the book recommendations!

Thank you Claire!!

I find the rivalry between Mary and Elizabeth to be extremely tragic. Mary being mistreated by her father and Elizabeth meanwhile only was neglected but then favorited (though not anywhere near as close as thier brother Edward)must have really drove a wedge between the two half sisters. Queen Mary's paranoia and her catholic supporters wanting her sister Princess Elizabeth dead only made matters worse. I can only hope that the two half sisters are finally at peace now.

When the queen calls, you don’t say no, 😂you have a headache

🇭🇲🦘 Although Elizabeth did write to her sister Queen Mary asking to be excused due to ill health, and given Elizabeth was later taken to the Tower for interrogation, I don't believe that she was involved in planning the said plot (although may have known of it). Elizabeth was no fool, but I'm sure quite terrified for her life whilst in the Tower before being released into House arrest. I believe it to be NO coincidence that Elizabeth's release happened on the very same date that her mother (Anne Boleyn) had been executed. Mary would have been aware of this, and most likely had it arranged to have her sister released on that very day, as a warning to her, that unless she 'towed the line' as Mary's subject, that she may face a similar fate to that of her late mother. If so, a cruel double warning to her sister. Elizabeth would have continued to live in fear of her life (I believe). Thank you Claire. 🔔👑👍

hello , thank you for the recommendations.........I have read starkeys book . I always thought elizabeth's begging off going to court , at mary's behest , was a stroke of guts and genius . she obviously suspected something not good , to come of it . it was a good thing that mary did not execute her , just because............dudley ended up there too with her , interesting.............thank you for the share...............

Good morning!

Its a horrible thing to say but it's a good thing for Elizabeth her sister was a sickly thing

In those days. Marriage interest between a couple. Would have been seen as the actual marriage. Elizabeth was a unmarried maid. And. It would have been unseemly for her to to go to court. Until the matronly part of the marriage had been reached.

On another note and subject.......during the 1550's in, other videos you mention that England was always trying for an alliance with France. Why? Why is that? Why was England trying so hard for an alliance with France?

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One enjoys your videos!

Do you think Elizabeth’s reply to Queen Mary was wise or do you think that the wording made Queen Mary distrust her more? To Anne Boleyn Files.

Id never realised Mary and Philip were cousins. Also wondered why her father Henry V111 never arranged a marriage for her

Hi Claire, hoping you see this comment even though it is on an older video. I was wondering if there are any biographies of Mary I that you particularly recommend? I have been eyeing the one by Anna Whitelock in particular.

Sibling rivalry run amok!

Do you believe that Elizabeth was implicated in the Wyatt rebellion?

Is there any evidence, either before or after Henry's death that Mary and Elizabeth cared for one another?

Claire, have you read, A Crown for Elizabeth by, Mary M Luke?

What castle did Queen Mary grow up in when she was in France? Would love to visit the castle.

I have mixed feelings about Mary I. While I agree that her childhood was a terrible tragedy dealing with the situation that she was born into, and then I do empathize with her during the time her Dad and half-siblings were alive. However, once she rightly and justly corrected the false information her Dad and brother had said of her saying that she was illegitimate, she made a fatal mistake in continuing in the false Christian religion of Catholicism and marrying Philip. For her, it was a terrible disaster to do both of those and yes, she IS responsible for the murders of not only those innocent people who were not Catholics, even if some of them were justified like Thomas Cramer - who was a false teacher at the end of the day, she also murdered her cousin Jane Grey and her husband, knowing that Jane had not intended to be the queen and had said that Mary was the rightful heir to the throne. Nonetheless, she accused and condemned her cousin Jane and her Dad, and Jane's husband. My heart goes out to those poor people who were beheaded, burned alive and murdered cruelly by Mary, though Mary refused to realize this - so the reality is that yes, she did earn that title of Bloody Mary. However, I do feel sorry for her that she never got the true romantic stable love she sought for and that Philip abandoned her and cheated on her in the same way that her Dad to her mother. She died learning that she was wrong to murder and marry Philip far too late.

Phillip was a lousy choice. Mary was a Spaniard and Catholic, both awful attributes for England. Was Mary right in the head?

That was an excellent account of a very dodgy event that snowballed Into a very dangerous and personal crisis between the two sisters from a different mother, one fraught with traumatic history and terrible loss, resentment, humiliation and mistrust, but one, I would assert, Queen Mary actually took pains to handle with care and fairness, and as we will see going forward, continued to handle her relationship with Elizabeth with care, thoughtfulness and fairness because of her duty and obligation as queen. I don’t think mary liked Elizabeth at all. She could’ve even hated her. But you must remember mary was a very pious woman and that’s why she is called “bloody Mary” because in her deep faith she did murder many English people who were leaders and protestants because in her mind she needed to save her people from heresy. her subjects were as much her subjects as they were Elizabeth’s subjects; she felt protective of and responsible to them, just as her mother, the suppose it “Spanish queen“ Catherine who had left Spain in her childhood and never returned, was extremely devoted as queen to her people, even when her husband humiliated her and exiled her she never left England and she never would say that she was not the queen. She was well loved as was Mary and there was no conflict of interest here in terms of their loyalties. Mary cared about being a good and righteous queen; and always showed that except in matters of love, desperate love, where she made errors in her judgment which cost her dearly, even though she took great efforts to reassure the people he would never become their king because it was in their contract as he was Spanish. But you can see why, given this rebellion, it confirmed that the protestants wanted her dead and they were going to cause an insurrection against a legitimate queen. The main question here, like Donald Trump, is what did Elizabeth know and when did she know it? Because we must assume she knew absolutely nothing about the plan for the insurrection to depose her sister, imprison her, and likely try, convictand execute her, just (as Elizabeth ultimately did to their cousin, Mary Queen of Scots. Almost the same situation and she got rid of her). Mary Tudor did not extinguish her rival, and I’m even wondering if she figured out if she had executed Elizabeth and even died childless, the crown would’ve gone to marry queen of Scots a Catholic! And she still did not execute her protestant sister.. And I believe after this event and certainly as the years went on at some level decided that she wasn’t going to get rid of her because she was next in line for the throne and her sense of duty impropriety would’ve been unless Elizabeth did something really stupid, she would assume the crown After Mary died, despite knowing that her dream to return the people of England to the true faith according to her would not stand. Mary really wasn’t that revengeful she wasn’t full of rage she was thoughtful and what she did in the situation. And here’s why. Mary wasn’t screwing around when she heard that some allies of her sisters we’re going to try to overthrow her. She didn’t accuse her of anything she told her “come to the palace. I need to talk to you.“ And Elizabeth either in her immaturity or her guilt Donald and try to get out of it that does not make her look good. It probably would’ve been better for her to immediately leave go to her sister plead for her life on her knees below her. But she didn’t do that Mary how do you send guards to get her. And even then, she put her in Whitehall first which I think sounds pretty comfortable and then ultimately the tower and she was only in there for 2 months. Mary her the evidence, and she rendered her judgment based on the evidence she had. I’m sure she had her doubts grave doubts but it wasn’t enough to kill her sister even though a more political or ruthless sister might certainly do that to get rid of her “problem.“ But in her wisdom, and in her sense of duty, she released her and I think it is quite poignant that she released her on the day of her mothers death by beheading by their father. Somehow I see that as a prayer. As forgiveness and as a recognition that they were both terribly traumatized by their own father and it was a good thing for her to be released from that prison because that was the day thatElizabeths prison of trauma, mistrust, terrible loss began so many years ago. I think there was another side to Elizabeth who recognized her younger sisters trauma knew what it was about and had some degree of compassion for her. Again she did not like her at all and she hated her mother. But she knew she was the kings daughter, she might’ve thought she was an illegitimate daughter but nevertheless she was it and to keep that line going I believe she kept Elizabeth alive.

I disliked this because it's my homework in the half term