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Feb. 18th, 2015 03:48 pmDied on this day in 1478 aged 28 George Plantagenet(my toy,wikipedia). Better known as the Duke of Clarence (is this more or less confusing that everyone being called George? At least there's only one Clarence *at a time*). He married Isabelle Neville, the daughter of the Earl of Warwick, and later became Earl of Warwick himself (through his wife) when the older Warwick died; fortunately Dukes are more important than Earls and his name doesn't get changed in Shakespeare plays... He allegedly conspired against his brother Edward IV, and was executed (allegedly by drowning in Malmsey wine). It is not clear to me whether either of these alleged things were true, but he was definitely executed.
Born on this day in 1516 to King Henry VIII of England and Catherine of Aragon, Queen Mary I of England(my toy,wikipedia). Mary was the only surviving child of Catherine and Henry, and was declared illegitimate when Henry annulled his marriage to Catherine in order to marry Anne, later she was put back into the succession by Act of Parliament after Catherine Parr talked Henry into reconciling with his daughters (Mary and Elizabeth). When Mary married King Philip of Spain there was the question of would he be King (the usual thing, would be that any titles inherited by a woman became her husband's)? In the end a compromise was arranged where Philip was King, but Mary & Philip ruled jointly, rather than Philip ruling alone. Philip wasn't much interested in Mary and spent little time in England during their marriage. Philip was Mary's first cousin once removed twice over, and she was his 2nd wife. During Mary's rule she restored the country to Catholicism, and persecuted Protestants (of course the Protestant rulers of the time also persecuted Catholics, she was not uniquely horrid in this regard) and feared plots to overthrow her in favour of her sister (Elizabeth) (at least some existed) although in the event she died of illness and not plotters.
Born on this day in 1516 to King Henry VIII of England and Catherine of Aragon, Queen Mary I of England(my toy,wikipedia). Mary was the only surviving child of Catherine and Henry, and was declared illegitimate when Henry annulled his marriage to Catherine in order to marry Anne, later she was put back into the succession by Act of Parliament after Catherine Parr talked Henry into reconciling with his daughters (Mary and Elizabeth). When Mary married King Philip of Spain there was the question of would he be King (the usual thing, would be that any titles inherited by a woman became her husband's)? In the end a compromise was arranged where Philip was King, but Mary & Philip ruled jointly, rather than Philip ruling alone. Philip wasn't much interested in Mary and spent little time in England during their marriage. Philip was Mary's first cousin once removed twice over, and she was his 2nd wife. During Mary's rule she restored the country to Catholicism, and persecuted Protestants (of course the Protestant rulers of the time also persecuted Catholics, she was not uniquely horrid in this regard) and feared plots to overthrow her in favour of her sister (Elizabeth) (at least some existed) although in the event she died of illness and not plotters.