Not to be confused with Queen Mary Tudor, who was named after her. This lady was younger and favoured sister to Henry VIII. Born Sheen Palace. Aged 18 she was married off to the 52 year old King of France, Louis X11 who died 3 months later sans issue. Mary then got to marry her first sweetheart, Charles Brandon. This produced 4 children, one of whom became the mother of Lady Jane Grey. Died at home Westhorpe Hall, Suffolk, aged only 37.
The picture shows Mary with Charles Brandon, c.1516.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Mary Tudor
The plaque refers to "Thomas Branden, Duke of Suffolk". We have two problems ...
King George V and Queen Mary. Vita Sackville-West's novel "The Edwardians" has an evocative description of this coronation from the perspective of a young Lord.
Son of William II, Prince of Orange, and Mary Stuart (daughter of Charles I). Born in The Hague. Married another grandchild of Charles I, Mary II (daughter of James II). William was formally invite...
Born Oxford as Sophie Rhys-Jones. Worked in PR. Married Prince Edward in 1999.
Royal prince. Born St Mary's Hospital Paddington, second son (the spare) of Prince Charles and his first wife, Princess Diana.
Second wife of King James II. Born in the Duchy of Modena, Italy. She lost five children in infancy, before giving birth in 1688 to James Francis Edward Stuart (the future 'Old Pretender'). News of...
Sorry, we've done no research on WW2, it's just too big a subject. But do visit the picture source web site - it has a fascinating collection of maps. And we enjoyed these photos of current WW2 ev...
Architect and East Ham Mayor, 1914-18. Born Norfolk. He visited troops from East Ham on the western front.
The joint (along with Scotland) oldest national football team in the world. Its greatest success was winning the 1966 World Cup Championship - something it has been struggling to repeat ever since.
Country house, built about 1750 for Henry Pratt. Lord Nelson arrived here in 1801 after his separation from his wife Fanny. In his time the grounds were extensive, a quarter square mile. He used ...
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