On This Day: British Royal Family

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On this day, June 28, 1838 ~ The Coronation of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom at Westminster Abbey in London, England

 

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On this day, June 29, 1509 ~ Demise of Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of King Henry VII of England

 

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On this day, June 29, 1509 ~ Demise of Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of King Henry VII of England

The Funeral of Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby took place at Westminster Abbey on July 9th,1509 and no expense was spared.The Countess's tomb was designed by the Italian sculptor Pietro Torrigiano.

https://www.westminster-abbey.org/a...ations/margaret-beaufort-countess-of-richmond

 

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On this day, June 30, 1978 ~ The Wedding of Prince Michael of Kent and Baroness Marie-Christine von Reibnitz at the City Hall in Vienna, Austria

 

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On this day, July 1, 1862 ~ The Wedding of Princess Alice of England and Prince Louis of Hesse and by Rhine (the future Grand Duke Louis IV of Hesse and by Rhine) at Osborne House at the Isle of Wight, England

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On this day, July 4, 1394 ~ Demise of Mary de Bohun, Countess of Northampton, first wife of Henry Bolingbroke, the future King Henry IV of England

 

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On this day, July 4, 1394 ~ Demise of Mary de Bohun, Countess of Northampton, first wife of Henry Bolingbroke, the future King Henry IV of England

The Countess was buried at the Church of the Annunciation of Our Lady of the Newarke in Leicester. The church which had links to the Lancastrian dynasty survived until 1548 when the church was torn down during the reformation and her burial was not preserved.
In 1935 the site was excavated and coffins were discovered but it was never revealed if Mary's was found or identified.

 

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On this day, July 5, 1321 ~ Birth of Joan of the Tower, daughter of King Edward II of England, Queen Consort of King David II of Scotland

 

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On this day, July 5, 1866 ~ The Wedding of Princess Helena of England, daughter of Queen Victoria of England, and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein at the Private Chapel of Windsor Castle

 

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On this day, July 5, 1321 ~ Birth of Joan of the Tower, daughter of King Edward II of England, Queen Consort of King David II of Scotland

Joan was born at the Tower of London her mother was Isabella de France the infamous She-Wolf of France .

Queen Isabella siezed power 5 years after Joan's birth and rule England as Regent having deposed and imprisoned Edward II who later died or was murdered.

 

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6 July 1553 : Death of Edward VI ,king of England 1547 -1553

Edward was the son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour ,he succeeded his father in 1547 but his reign was marred by instability, unrest and rebellions.
He became sickly in the early summer of 1553 and attempted to exclude both his half sisters in favour of the Lady Jane Grey.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_VI_of_England

The king was given a Protestant Funeral Service by order of Queen Mary and it was officiated over by Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury.
The Queen did not attend but had a Latin Requim Mass celebrated at her chapel.

 

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I read that some claimed that Duke of Northumberland had forged the king's signature on the document

 

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Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury and several other Protestant bishops were all soon after deprived of their See's arrested and sent to the Tower

Nicholas Ridley was replaced as Bishop of London by Bishop Bonner
John Hooper was replaced as Bishop of Worcester by Bishop Heath
John Ponet was replaced as Bishop of Winchester by Bishop Gardiner
Robert Ferrar was replaced as Bishop of St David's by Bishop Morgan
William Barlow was replaced as Bishop of Wells by Bishop Bourne
John Scory was replaced as Bishop of Chichester by Bishop Day
Arthur Bulkeley was replaced as Bishop of Bangor by Bishop Glyn
John Bird was replaced as Bishop of Chester by George Cotes
Nicholas Shaxton was replaced as Bishop of Salisbury by Bishop Capon
Thomas Thirlby was appointed Bishop of Ely upon the death of Thomas Goodrich
James Brooks was appointed Bishop of Gloucester
John Harley was replaced as Bishop of Hereford by Bishop Parfew
John Hopton was appointed Bishop of Norwich
Myles Coverdale was replaced as Bishop of Exeter by John Vesey
Ralph Baines was appointed to the see of Lichfield and Coventry

 

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Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury and several other Protestant bishops were all soon after deprived of their See's arrested and sent to the Tower

Nicholas Ridley was replaced as Bishop of London by Bishop Bonner
John Hooper was replaced as Bishop of Worcester by Bishop Heath
John Ponet was replaced as Bishop of Winchester by Bishop Gardiner
Robert Ferrar was replaced as Bishop of St David's by Bishop Morgan
William Barlow was replaced as Bishop of Wells by Bishop Bourne
John Scory was replaced as Bishop of Chichester by Bishop Day
Arthur Bulkeley was replaced as Bishop of Bangor by Bishop Glyn
John Bird was replaced as Bishop of Chester by George Cotes
Nicholas Shaxton was replaced as Bishop of Salisbury by Bishop Capon
Thomas Thirlby was appointed Bishop of Ely upon the death of Thomas Goodrich
James Brooks was appointed Bishop of Gloucester
John Harley was replaced as Bishop of Hereford by Bishop Parfew
John Hopton was appointed Bishop of Norwich
Myles Coverdale was replaced as Bishop of Exeter by John Vesey
Ralph Baines was appointed to the see of Lichfield and Coventry

And three of them were later burned in a stake as heretics

 

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And three of them were later burned in a stake as heretics

Yes absolutely horrible along with all the other victims.

John Hoper 9 February 1555
Robert Ferrar 30 March 1555)
Nicholas Ridley 16 October 1555

Archbishop Cranmer was deprived in September 1553 and went to the stake on the 21st of March 1556.

 

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On this day, July 7, 1537 ~ Demise of Madeleine de Valois, Queen of Scotland, first wife of King James V of Scotland

 

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On this day, July 7, 1537 ~ Demise of Madeleine de Valois, Queen of Scotland, first wife of King James V of Scotland

The Summer Queen of Scots who arrived at Leith on Whitsun-Eve/May 19th 1537 and died on July 7th .

The queen was buried at Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh.

James V went onto marry another French Princess ,Marie de Guise.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, July 8, 1290 ~ The Wedding of Margaret of England, daughter of King Edward I of England, and John II, Duke of Brabant, at Windsor Castle

 

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On this day, July 8, 1290 ~ The Wedding of Margaret of England, daughter of King Edward I of England, and John II, Duke of Brabant, at Windsor Castle

The wedding was reputed to be very lavish but took place at Westminster Abbey not Windsor.
Margaret and Jean had one child the future Jean III, Duke of Brabant who succeeded his father in 1312.
https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/royals/margaret-daughter-of-edward-i

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, July 10, 1451 ~ Birth of James III, King of Scots at Stirling Castle in Scotland

On this day, July 11, 1274 ~ Birth of Robert I the Bruce, King of Scots at Turnberry Castle in Ayrshire, Scotland

On this day, July 12, 1472 ~ The Wedding of Richard, Duke of Gloucester (future King Richard III of England) and Anne Neville, daughter of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick

On this day, July 13, 1807 ~ Demise of Henry Stuart, Cardinal Duke of York and King Henry IX to the Jacobites, at the Episcopal Palace in Frascati, Italy

 

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On this day, July 13, 1807 ~ Demise of Henry Stuart, Cardinal Duke of York and King Henry IX to the Jacobites, at the Episcopal Palace in Frascati, Italy

Cardinal Duke of York is buried at in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican along with several other Stuarts

Princess Maria Clementina Sobieska +1735
James Francis Edward Stuart (The old Pretender) +1766
Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie) +1788
The Cardinal Duke of York +1807

 

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On this day, July 14, 1486 ~ Demise of Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scots, wife of James III, King of Scots

 

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On this day, July 14, 1994 ~ The Wedding of Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones and Daniel Chatto at St. Stephen Walbrook Church in London, England

 

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On this day, July 14, 1486 ~ Demise of Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scots, wife of James III, King of Scots

The queen was buried at was Cambuskenneth Abbey in Stirlingshire and James III was buried along side her in 1488. The abbey was ransacked by Calvinists in 1560 and decoration including tombs were destroyed . The buildings later fell into disuse and used as a quarry.

In the 19th century the burial vault was rediscovered and a new monument was erected over the site.

 

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On this day, July 15, 1445 ~ Demise of Lady Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots, wife of James I, King of Scots at Dunbar Castle in Scotland

 

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On this day, July 15, 1445 ~ Demise of Lady Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots, wife of James I, King of Scots at Dunbar Castle in Scotland

Joan remarried after the death of James I in 1337 and had acted as Regent for her son James II which caused conflict.
Following her death at Dunbar Castle the dowager queen was buried at the Carthusian Priory at Perth which was pillaged and turn down by Calvinists in 1560.
Nothing has survived of her burial.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, July 16, 1377 ~ The Coronation of King Richard II of England at Westminster Abbey in London, England

 

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On this day, July 16, 1377 ~ The Coronation of King Richard II of England at Westminster Abbey in London, England

Here's a little further reading on the Coronation of Richard II

Coronation of Richard II

 

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On this day, July 17, 1328 ~ The Wedding of Joan of the Tower, daughter of King Edward II of England, and King David II of Scotland in Berwick-on-Tweed, Northumberland, England

On this day, July 17, 1917 ~ House of Windsor established by royal proclamation

On this day, July 18, 1992 ~ The Wedding of Lady Helen Windsor and Timothy Taylor at St. George's Chapel in Windsor, England

On this day, July 19, 1821 ~ The Coronation of King George IV of the United Kingdom at Westminster Abbey

 

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On this day, July 19, 1821 ~ The Coronation of King George IV of the United Kingdom at Westminster Abbey

The infamous Coronation where queen Caroline of Brunswick was denied entry.

You can read more below
https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/royals/george-iv