Mary Tudor, Queen of France

<p>Mary Tudor (9 October 1514 – 1 January 1515), not to be confused with Queen Mary I or Mary, Queen of Scots, was briefly Queen of France. She then had a secret marriage to her boyfriend, Charles Brandon, and lived an interesting and -- dare I say -- scandlicious life. She was also the grandmother of Lady Jane Grey, which sets us up for this season's theme: How To Lose A Queen In Nine Days aka The Lady Jane Grey Scenario.</p><p>References:</p><p><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1419/9780306809897"><u><strong>The Sisters of Henry VIII: The Tumultuous Lives of Margaret of Scotland and Mary of France by Maria Perry</strong></u></a><u><strong><br></strong></u><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1419/9780345437082"><u><strong>Henry VIII: The King and His Court by Alison Weir</strong></u></a></p><p>Other stuff:</p><p><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1419/9780385546713">A Tip for the Hangman by Allison Epstein</a></p><p>Recommended history books: <a href="https://bookshop.org/lists/vulgar-history-recommends">bookshop.org/lists/vulgar-history-recommends</a><br>Patreon: <a href="http://patreon.com/annfosterwriter">patreon.com/annfosterwriter</a><br>Merch: <a href="http://teespring.com/stores/vulgarhistory">teespring.com/stores/vulgarhistory</a></p><p><br></p><p>Vulgar History is an affiliate of Bookshop.org, which means that a small percentage of any books you click through and purchase will come back to Vulgar History as a commission.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Katherine Willoughby, Duchess of Suffolk

<p>Katherine Willoughby de Eresby (22 March 1519 – 19 September 1580), later Katherine Brandon, then Katherine Bertie, was an English heiress, Protestant rebel, and overall total heroine. From a pretty gross start (being married at age 14 to her adoptive father figure), she wielded her wealth and privilege to support other women and Protestants.&nbsp;</p><p>References:<br><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1419/9781445660394">The Six Wives and Many Mistresses of Henry VIII by Amy Licence&nbsp;</a></p><p><a href="https://onthetudortrail.com/Blog/2019/11/19/understanding-the-life-of-katherine-willoughby-duchess-of-suffolk/">Understanding the life of Katherine Willoughby (On The Tudor Trail)<br></a><a href="https://www.lincolnshirelife.co.uk/posts/view/katherine-willoughby-the-lincolnshire-lady-who-nearly-married-henry-viii">Katherine Willoughby, the Lincolnshire Lady who nearly married Henry VIII (LincolnshireLife)<br></a><a href="https://www.tudorsociety.com/katherine-willoughby-duchess-of-suffolk-by-sarah-bryson/">Katherine Willoughby by Sarah Bryson (Tudor Society)&nbsp;</a></p><p>Other stuff:<br>Recommended books: <a href="http://bookshop.org/lists/vulgar-history-recommends">bookshop.org/lists/vulgar-history-recommends</a><a href="//bookshop.org/lists/vulgar-history-recommends "><br></a>Patreon: <a href="http://patreon.com/annfosterwriter">patreon.com/annfosterwriter</a><br>Merch: <a href="http://teespring.com/stores/vulgarhistory">teespring.com/stores/vulgarhistory</a></p><p><br></p><p>Vulgar History is an affiliate of Bookshop.org, which means that a small percentage of any books you click through and purchase will come back to Vulgar History as a commission.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Catherine Parr

<p>Catherine Parr (1512-1548) is best known for surviving being the sixth and final wife of Henry VIII. She had three other husbands, one of whom was worse than even Henry; she was held hostage; she broke new ground for women writers in England; she was a member of the Renaissance Reformation Girl Squad, AND ALSO she was the guardian to (and role model for) Lady Jane Grey.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>References:<br><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1419/9780312616960">Katherine the Queen: The Remarkable Life of Katherine Parr, the Last Wife of Henry VIII by Linda Porter<br></a><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1419/9781445603834">Catherine Parr: Wife, Widow, Mother, Survivor, the Story of the Last Queen of Henry VIII by Elizabeth Norton&nbsp;</a></p><p>Other stuff:<br>Recommended books: <a href="http://bookshop.org/lists/vulgar-history-recommends ">bookshop.org/lists/vulgar-history-recommends<br></a>Patreon: <a href="http://patreon.com/annfosterwriter ">patreon.com/annfosterwriter<br></a>Merch: <a href="http://teespring.com/stores/vulgarhistory">teespring.com/stores/vulgarhistory</a></p><p><br></p><p>Vulgar History is an affiliate of Bookshop.org, which means that a small percentage of any books you click through and purchase will come back to Vulgar History as a commission.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Anne Askew

<p>Anne Askew (1521-1546) was one of the earliest-known female poets to compose in the English language, the first Englishwoman to demand a divorce, and wound up the only recorded woman to be tortured in the Tower of London. She died via explosion when one of her supporters hid gunpowder in the pyre for her execution by burning. An icon!&nbsp;</p><p>References:&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1419/9780745968803">The Queen and the Heretic: How Two Women Changed the Religion of England by Derek Wilson&nbsp;&nbsp;</a></p><p><a href="https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/anne-askew-sentenced-to-death/#:~:text=On%20this%20day%20in%20history,at%20the%20stake%20at%20Smithfield.">Anne Askew Sentenced to Death&nbsp;(The Anne Boleyn Files)&nbsp;</a></p><p><a href="https://spartacus-educational.com/TUDaskew.htm">Anne Askew&nbsp;(Spartacus Educational)&nbsp;</a></p><p><a href="http://dangerouswomenproject.org/2016/03/09/three-poems-for-anne-askew/">Anne Askew: Dangerous Convictions&nbsp;(Dangerous Women Project) &nbsp;&nbsp;</a></p><p><a href="https://anne-askew.humanities.uva.nl/">The Examinations of Anne Askew&nbsp;&nbsp;</a></p><p>Recommended books: <a href="http://bookshop.org/lists/vulgar-history-recommends">bookshop.org/lists/vulgar-history-recommends&nbsp;</a></p><p>Patreon: <a href="http://patreon.com/annfosterwriter">patreon.com/annfosterwriter&nbsp;</a></p><p>Merch: <a href="http://teespring.com/stores/vulgarhistory">teespring.com/stores/vulgarhistory</a></p><p><br></p><p>Vulgar History is an affiliate of Bookshop.org, which means that a small percentage of any books you click through and purchase will come back to Vulgar History as a commission.</p><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk

<p>Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk (16 July 1517 – 20 November 1559), was an English noblewoman. As the daughter of Mary Tudor and niece of Henry VIII, she was of royal lineage and in the line of succession. She was also the stepdaughter of Katherine Willoughby, and the mother of Lady Jane Grey, Lady Katherine Grey, and Lady Mary Grey.&nbsp;But mostly as the Kris Jenner of her age, she was a behind-the-scenes power player who dedicated her life to maintaining her family's prestige even in the face of great odds.</p><p>Also apparently she's long had a bad reputation among historians, almost definitely undeserved!!</p><p>References:&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1419/9780553806984">Elizabeth’s Women: Friends, Rivals, and Foes who shaped the Virgin Queen by Tracy Borman<br></a><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1419/9780345437082">Henry VIII: The King and His Court by Alison Weir<br></a><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1419/9781982586348">Crown of Blood: The Deadly Inheritance of Lady Jane Grey by Nicola Tallis<br></a><a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780345491350">The Sisters Who Would Be Queen: Mary, Katherine, and Lady Jane Grey: A Tudor Tragedy by Leanda de Lisle<br></a><a href="https://www.susanhigginbotham.com/posts/the-death-and-burial-of-frances-duchess-of-suffolk/">The Death and Burial of Frances, Duchess of Suffolk by Susan Higganbotham<br></a><a href="https://www.susanhigginbotham.com/posts/the-maligned-frances-grey-duchess-of-suffolk/">The Maligned Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk by Susan Higganbotham<br></a><a href="https://thefreelancehistorywriter.com/2019/08/09/frances-brandon-duchess-of-suffolk/">Frances Brandon, Duchess of Suffolk (The Freelance History Writer)&nbsp;&nbsp;</a></p><p>Recommended books: <a href="http://bookshop.org/lists/vulgar-history-recommends">bookshop.org/lists/vulgar-history-recommends&nbsp;</a></p><p>Patreon: <a href="http://patreon.com/annfosterwriter">patreon.com/annfosterwriter&nbsp;</a></p><p>Merch: <a href="http://teespring.com/stores/vulgarhistory">teespring.com/stores/vulgarhistory</a></p><p><br></p><p>Vulgar History is an affiliate of Bookshop.org, which means that a small percentage of any books you click through and purchase will come back to Vulgar History as a commission.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Lady Jane Grey, or, How To Lose A Queen In Nine Days

<p>Lady Jane Grey (c. 1537 – 12 February 1554) was kinda the first-ever woman to rule England, except she was technically a girl and technically sort of didn't actually rule? Hence this whole season-long discussion. Anyway, this week is LJG's time to shine!! Learn about how and why she sort of reigned for nine days, how and why she was executed, and most importantly: how will she score on our scandilicous scale??&nbsp;</p><p>References:&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781681772448">Crown of Blood: The Deadly Inheritance of Lady Jane Grey by Nicola Tallis<br></a><a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780345491350">The Sisters Who Would Be Queen: Mary, Katherine, and Lady Jane Grey: A Tudor Tragedy by Leanda de Lisle &nbsp;&nbsp;</a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Lady-Jane-Helena-Bonham-Carter/dp/B000IBVRQW">Lady Jane (the movie, starring baby Helena Bonham Carter and baby Cary Elwes!!)</a></p><p>Recommended books: <a href="http://bookshop.org/lists/vulgar-history-recommends">bookshop.org/lists/vulgar-history-recommends&nbsp;</a></p><p>Patreon: <a href="http://patreon.com/annfosterwriter">patreon.com/annfosterwriter&nbsp;</a></p><p>Merch: <a href="http://teespring.com/stores/vulgarhistory">teespring.com/stores/vulgarhistory</a></p><p><br></p><p>Vulgar History is an affiliate of Bookshop.org, which means that a small percentage of any books you click through and purchase will come back to Vulgar History as a commission.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Lady Katherine Grey, Countess of Hertford

<p>Katherine Seymour, Countess of Hertford (25 August 1540 – 26 January 1568), born Lady Katherine Grey, was the younger sister of Lady Jane "Nine Days Queen" Grey. Following the execution of her older sister, Katherine was seen as a potential new heir to the throne/a royal rival to both Queen Mary I and Elizabeth I. But Katherine didn't care about all of that, she was all about her secret sexy marriage to Ned Seymour, which would prove her undoing. Also, she had a pet monkey.</p><p>References:&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1419/9780553806984">Elizabeth’s Women: Friends, Rivals, and Foes Who Shaped the Virgin Queen by Tracy Borman<br></a><a href="https://bookshop.org/books/crown-of-blood-the-deadly-inheritance-of-lady-jane-grey/9781982586348">Crown of Blood: The Deadly Inheritance of Lady Jane Grey by Nicola Tallis<br></a><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1419/9780062302991">Devices and Desires: Bess of Hardwick and the Building of Elizabethan England by Kate Hubbard<br></a><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1419/9781643134833">The Betrayal of Mary, Queen of Scots: Elizabeth I and her Greatest Rival by Kate Williams<br></a><a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780345491350">The Sisters Who Would Be Queen: Mary, Katherine, and Lady Jane Grey: A Tudor Tragedy by Leanda de Lisle<br></a><a href="https://www.britain-magazine.com/carousel/tudor-of-the-month-katherine-grey/ ">https://www.britain-magazine.com/carousel/tudor-of-the-month-katherine-grey/<br></a><a href="https://tudortimes.co.uk/guest-articles/love-and-loss-lady-katherine-grey ">https://tudortimes.co.uk/guest-articles/love-and-loss-lady-katherine-grey<br></a><a href="https://englishhistoryauthors.blogspot.com/2012/03/born-in-tower-crimes-of-lady-katherine.html ">https://englishhistoryauthors.blogspot.com/2012/03/born-in-tower-crimes-of-lady-katherine.html&nbsp;</a></p><p>Recommended books: <a href="http://bookshop.org/lists/vulgar-history-recommends">bookshop.org/lists/vulgar-history-recommends&nbsp;</a></p><p>Patreon: <a href="http://patreon.com/annfosterwriter">patreon.com/annfosterwriter&nbsp;</a></p><p>Merch: <a href="http://teespring.com/stores/vulgarhistory">teespring.com/stores/vulgarhistory</a></p><p><br></p><p>Vulgar History is an affiliate of Bookshop.org, which means that a small percentage of any books you click through and purchase will come back to Vulgar History as a commission.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Lady Mary Grey

<p>Lady Mary Grey (c. 1545 – 20 April 1578) was the youngest sister of Lady Jane Grey. Through her grandmother, Mary Tudor, she had a claim on the crown of England. Mary did her best to stay out of trouble, but her secret marriage to a non-royal landed her in a world of trouble.</p><p>References:<br><a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780345491350">The Sisters Who Would Be Queen: Mary, Katherine, and Lady Jane Grey: A Tudor Tragedy by Leanda de Lisle</a></p><p>Other stuff:<br>Recommended books: <a href="//bookshop.org/lists/vulgar-history-recommends">bookshop.org/lists/vulgar-history-recommends</a><br>Patreon: <a href="//patreon.com/annfosterwriter">patreon.com/annfosterwriter</a><br>Merch: <a href="//teespring.com/stores/vulgarhistory">teespring.com/stores/vulgarhistory</a></p><p><br></p><p>Vulgar History is an affiliate of Bookshop.org, which means that a small percentage of any books you click through and purchase will come back to Vulgar History as a commission.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Anne Stanley, Countess of Castlehaven

<p>Anne Stanley (May 1580 – c. 8 October 1647) was a descendant of Mary Tudor through Eleanor Brandon. Following the death of the three Grey sisters, she became a potential heir to the English throne. She testified against her second husband, the Earl of Castlehaven, in a rape trial, setting the precedent that a wife could give evidence against her husband. The scandal of the trial ruined her reputation, ensuring she would never inherit the throne from her relative Elizabeth I.</p><p>References:<br><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1419/9780195139259">A House in Gross Disorder: Sex, Law, and the 2nd Earl of Castlehaven</a> by Cynthia B. Herrup<br><a href="https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0pg50988">“Such Daughters and Such a Mother”: The Countess of Derby and her Three Daughters, 1560-1647 by V.J. Wilkie</a></p><p>Other stuff:<br>Recommended books: <a href="//bookshop.org/lists/vulgar-history-recommends">bookshop.org/lists/vulgar-history-recommends</a><br>Patreon: <a href="//patreon.com/annfosterwriter">patreon.com/annfosterwriter</a><br>Merch: <a href="//teespring.com/stores/vulgarhistory">teespring.com/stores/vulgarhistory</a></p><p><br></p><p>Vulgar History is an affiliate of Bookshop.org, which means that a small percentage of any books you click through and purchase will come back to Vulgar History as a commission.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Super Special: Queen Charlotte and Race (with Dr. Brooke Newman and Stacey Murrell)

Super Special: Queen Charlotte (with Lana Wood Johnson)

Talking about Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the woman who inspired Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story.

Super Special: Nesta ferch Rhys (with Elizabeth Chadwick, author of The King's Jewel)

Talking about a Welsh Princess with bestselling historical fiction author Elizabeth Chadwick

Super Special: Madame d'Aulnoy (with Celia Bell, author of The Disenchantment)

Talking about sapphic heroines of 17th century France with Celia Bell, author of The Disenchantment

Super Special: Cleopatra Selene (with Jane Draycott, author of Cleopatra's Daughter: Egyptian Princess, Roman Prisoner, African Queen)

Cleopatra Selene was the daughter of THEE Cleopatra and Marc Anthony, and Jane Draycott is here to share her little-known story

There’s Something About Mary, Queen of Scots: Part One: Birth of a Queen

The early years of Mary, Queen of Scots: crowned at just six days old, and her life remained eventful from them on

Super Special: Sacajewea (with Debra Magpie Earling, author of The Lost Journals of Sacajewea)

Challenging the pervasive historical narrative about Sacajewea with Debra Magpie Earling.

There’s Something About Mary, Queen of Scots: Part Two: A Progress North

Super Special: Lucy Maud Montgomery (with Logan Steiner)

Talking about the complex legagy of Anne of Green Gables author Lucy Maud Montgomery

There’s Something About Mary, Queen of Scots: Part Three: The Marriage Question

In this week's episode, Mary, Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I both engage in some matchmaking.

Super Special: Shek Yeung (with Rita Chang-Eppig, author of Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea)

Pride Super Special Rerelease: La Chevalière d'Éon (with Maya Deane)

Talking about the iconic 18th century French trans woman and spy, La La Chevalière d'Éon (as well as other trans figures from history) with author Maya Deane

There’s Something About Mary, Queen of Scots: Part Four: The Jewelled Tortoise (With Allison Epstein)

In which Mary hosts a memorable dinner party.

Super Special: Young and Restless: The Girls Who Sparked America's Revolutions (with Mattie Kahn)

Talking about revolutionary teens with Mattie Kahn

There's Something About Mary, Queen of Scots: Part Five: A Dagger, A Cloak, A Chair, and a Length of Rope (with Allison Epstein)

In which Mary attends a wedding of two of her favourite servants.

Author Interview: Claudia Cravens, author of Lucky Red

Talking with author Claudia Cravens about her queer wild west brothel revenge historical novel, Lucky Red

There's Something About Mary, Queen of Scots: Part Six: The Mermaid and the Hare (with Allison Epstein)

In which Mary has an eventful visit with her baby son.

Jean Gordon, Countess of Bothwell (with Jennifer Morag Henderson)

Talking with Jennifer Morag Henderson, author of Daughters of the North: Jean Gordon and Mary, Queen of Scots

There's Something About Mary, Queen of Scots: Part Seven: Lochleven (with Allison Epstein)

In which our girl is BACK in disguise and pulling of audacious schemes

Author Interview: Angela Saini (The Patriarchs: The Origins of Inequality)

There's Something About Mary, Queen of Scots: Part Eight: Cat(te) And Mouse (with Allison Epstein)

Author Interview: Vanessa Riley (Queen of Exiles)

There's Something About Mary, Queen of Scots: Part Nine: In My End Is My Beginning (with Allison Epstein)

The saga of Mary, Queen of Scots concludes with the ultimate outfit reveal.

Author Interview: Nikki M. Taylor (Brooding Over Bloody Revenge: Enslaved Women's Lethal Resistance)

Author Interview: Clare Hunter (Embroidering Her Truth: Mary, Queen of Scots and the Language of Power)

Author Interview: Genevieve Gornichec (The Weaver and the Witch Queen)

There's Something About Mary, Queen of Scots: Part Ten: Legacy (with Allison Epstein and Lana Wood Johnson)

Author Interview: Jamila Ahmed (Every Rising Sun)

Author Interview: Craig Shreve (The African Samurai)

Author Interview: Rachel Cantor (Half-Life of a Stolen Sister)

Elisabeth of Valois (with Leah Redmond Chang, author of Young Queens: Three Renaissance Women and the Price of Power)

Author Interview: Yunte Huang (Daughter of the Dragon: Anna May Wong's Rendezvous with American History)