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Penultimate Thursday Tea Time History Live Chat of 2021! | 9th Dec 21

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Mary, Queen of Scots is born | 8th Dec 1542

"It came wi' a lass, and it shall pass wi' a lass", James V of Scotland's famous words as he was told on his death bed of the birth of his baby daughter. Find out what he meant with this exclamation and how the Stuart's came to the throne via "a lass".
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Why doesn’t Sir Christopher Wren have a grander tomb?

On the 2nd December 1697, St Paul's Cathedral was consecrated. This is the 5th St Paul's on this site and was the design of the famous architect, Sir Christopher Wren, who lived to see it finished. He is buried in the crypt in a simple tomb. Find out why his tomb was not grander.
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Tea Time History Chat Live - on a WEDNESDAY?! What is going on? Find out 😀

In my live history chat this week I talk about the Scottish troops captured and sold into indentured slavery after the Battle of Worcester, Nancy Astor becoming the first female MP and her clashes with Churchill, Bad King John and two of my favourite artefacts pertaining to Mary, Queen of Scots from the Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots exhibition at the British Library.
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Nancy Astor, First Female MP to sit in Parliament and her clashes with Winston Churchill

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The Heartbroken King | Eleanor of Castile dies 28th Nov 1290 and her husband Edward I deeply mourns

Edward I of England commemorated his wife, Eleanor of Castile in extraordinary ways, not least the 12 crosses erected at each overnight stop her body made on its way from Lincoln to Westminster, where she was buried.
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Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough with Curator and Historian Antonia Keaney

Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough with Curator and Historian Antonia Keaney | Recorded at Blenheim Palace
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Thursday Tea Time History Chat Live | 18th Nov 21

Elizabeth I becomes Queen on the death of Mary I, Arthur Tudor marries Katherine of Aragon, I visit the Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots exhibition at the British Library and much more!
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Mary I Dies and Elizabeth I is Queen! 17th November 1558

For the first time in the history of the English Crown, female rule transitioned to female rule and completely peacefully. Despite their religious differences, in the end, blood was thicker than water for Mary and she left the throne to her half-sister, Elizabeth.
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Arthur Tudor marries Katherine of Aragon | 14th November 1501

In the first public Royal Wedding in living memory, the heir to the English throne, Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales married the Spanish Princess Katherine or Aragon in a ceremony at St Paul's Cathedral.
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