Mary I of England is crowned monarch on this day in history, on the 1st of October 1553. The coronation of Mary I took place on October 1st 1553 at Westminster Abbey, were she was crowned Queen of England, Wales and Ireland.
The coronation was like all royal coronations and events - it was lavish and a spectacle to be seen. Mary wore a striking purple velvet gown to her coronation, with ermines. Her procession to Westminster Abbey to be crowned Queen was just as lavish - her procession throughout London to Westminster Abbey was led by six horse and carts, all of which had important and high profile figures inside of them, including Mary’s half sister - the future Elizabeth I, and Henry VIII’s fourth wife - Anne of Cleeves. Both Mary I and Elizabeth I were the daughters of Henry VIII.
Mary Tudor’s Accession To The Throne
Mary Tudor’s (Mary I’s) accession to the throne was a messy and bloody affair. Mary took over as ruling monarch after her brother Edward died in 1553. Edward was the successor of Henry VIII. However, he wasn’t a long King, due to the fact that he became ill in his life, it also didn’t help him that he was only a child as monarch. Edward became Edward VI as King Henry VIII died. He then died himself on the 6th of July 1553 of tuberculosis. Mary’s accession to the throne became a messy and bloody affair due to Edward VI actions - he stated that he did not want the line of succession to be passed on to Mary. Edward was a protestant, and Mary was a catholic, Edward feared that by Mary succeeding him she would restore Catholicism to be England’s dominant religion - his fears weren’t unfounded, for Mary Tudor’s future reign showed a woman who went to brutal lengths to punish those who were protestant, for nothing more than their faith - it gave her the notorious title ‘Bloody Mary’. Before that, however, Mary was still to be crowned Queen. Upon the death of her half brother, the crown didn’t go straight to Mary’s head. Although Edward did say that he did not want Mary to become Queen, the Third Succession Act created by Henry VIII in 1543 restored both Mary and Elizabeth in the line of succession to the throne. Therefore, legally Mary was the successor of Edward VI. It didn’t prove that simple for Mary though, due to Edward’s statements about not wanting Mary to succeed him, he opened the door to a messy fight for the crown.
Lady Jane Grey was named Queen upon the death of Edward, on the 10th of July 1553. Edward had died four days earlier on the 6th of July 1553. Lady Jane Grey was never crowned Queen and her threat to the throne didn’t last long - she is known as the nine-day-Queen, for she was imprisoned in the Tower of London on the 19th of July 1553 on Mary’s commands due to Lady Jane Grey attempting to take the throne from Mary.
Just a few months later, on October 1st 1553, Mary was crowned the rightful Queen, while Lady Jane Grey was executed the following year on the 12th of February 1554 at Tower Green. Mary I Made History Mary I made history by being crowned Queen. Although there were Queens before her, they were only Queen consorts. Whereas, Mary became the first Queen regent of England, Wales and Ireland. By becoming Queen regent, she became the first female monarch to have the status and power of a King and reign in her own right as Queen. The coronation of Mary I took place on the 1st of October 1553. Sources: https://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/tudor-england/marys-coronation/ https://www.historyofroyalwomen.com/anne-of-cleves/the-year-of-mary-i-the-coronation2/ https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/1st-october-1553-coronation-of-mary-i/ https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/royals/mary-i http://www.luminarium.org/encyclopedia/actsuccession3.htm https://www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/history-and-stories/lady-jane-grey/
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