The book Tudor Queenship: the Reigns of Mary And Elizabeth was written by authors Anna Whitelock, Alice Hunt Here you can read free online of Tudor Queenship: the Reigns of Mary And Elizabeth book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Tudor Queenship: the Reigns of Mary And Elizabeth a good or bad book?
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The first theme, stressing the splendor and uniqueness of the event, is very conventional in the presentation of early modern festivals. Although the wedding festivities in Winchester were rather modest in comparison to those in Paris in 1558 and 1559, the detailed description of all the splendor displayed is the main focus of nine of our texts, most of them being reports on the events from Philip’s departure from Spain in July 1554 to his life in London until the beginning of October that year.... With different emphases, they describe Philip’s arrival in England and his first encounter with Mary, the wedding ceremony in Winchester on July 25, the couple’s journey to London via Basing House, Reading, Windsor, and Richmond, and finally their royal entry into the capital and Philip’s first weeks as King of England. Several publications dwell in great detail on Philip’s creation as a member of the Order of the Garter.15 Not only was this presented as the highest honor Philip could receive from England, it was also the first opportunity for Philip to present himself to his new subjects and to make a “most satisfying”
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