@RaphGirl They are dancing a lavolta at the end, which was considered quite risque in the sixteenth century, because of the intimate contact between the couple. Hence the Duke's reaction.
Actualy there were two french dukes that corted Elizabeth,however only one came to england,from what I understand that duke and Elizabeth got along quite well
@cleander180 If Henry the Seventh'd saved Richard, it would have made Bosworth more than a little pointless. And Richard was no saint. But Elizabeth, measured by the yardstick of her father and grandfather was a brilliant politician, and a good queen. Not a saint either, but she was intelligent, wise and loyal to those who loved her.
@Chrisiant Henry Tudor would have been destroyed in a one on one with RIII (battle experienced). The sources point to Tudor waiting on a hill overlooking the battle and waiting either to flee or ride in and take the crown when RIII was dead. He was a coward. H8 never personally fought - unlike the French king. Richard was a saint when compared with Tudor - tyrants are always cowards. E was scared of death all her life and I believe it was her advisors who made her 'great'.read Dickens
@cleander180 To choose great advisors is no mean skill. And vital for a king. Give credit where it is due. Elizabeth, with her advisors, was a better monarch than her father or grandfather, and quite possibly the equal of Edward the Confessor. She was also a woman doing a job that no one at that time thought women were capable of doing without a man there as her husband to take over when things got tough.
@Chrisiant loyal to those who loved her? What about Davidson? Sent to the tower and finally made to pay a crippling fine so E could - pointlessly as it turned out - pretend she had no hand in Mary stuart's execution. No-one loved her; respect maybe, but you can't love a prince - as E's mother found out.
@cleander180 She loved, and was loved by Kat Ashley, Thomas Parry, Frances Moore, and certainly Dudley, and her advisors had great respect and affection for her. Love a prince? I don't know. But you can love a person behind that title. Did she treat everyone well? No. Was she inconsistent, indecisive, occaisionally spiteful? Hell yes. But she knew how to choose great advisors, she was personally brave, she was intelligent, insightful, and now and then, precisely on the mark.
Dudley looks like he wants to throw up!
PrincessLadyNinja 4 months ago
mispell
dustca100 7 months ago in playlist elizabeth r
"go on son, you've preeched only 30 minutes. surey you have more" -walsingham, (murphy).
dustca100 7 months ago in playlist elizabeth r 2
Man those dances were WEIRD
RaphGirl 8 months ago
@RaphGirl They are dancing a lavolta at the end, which was considered quite risque in the sixteenth century, because of the intimate contact between the couple. Hence the Duke's reaction.
fishhead06 1 month ago
Actualy there were two french dukes that corted Elizabeth,however only one came to england,from what I understand that duke and Elizabeth got along quite well
Flohaug81 8 months ago
Her father was a monster, her grandfather a coward who waited on a hill while Richard III suicided at Bosworth.
cleander180 10 months ago
@cleander180 If Henry the Seventh'd saved Richard, it would have made Bosworth more than a little pointless. And Richard was no saint. But Elizabeth, measured by the yardstick of her father and grandfather was a brilliant politician, and a good queen. Not a saint either, but she was intelligent, wise and loyal to those who loved her.
Chrisiant 3 weeks ago
@Chrisiant Henry Tudor would have been destroyed in a one on one with RIII (battle experienced). The sources point to Tudor waiting on a hill overlooking the battle and waiting either to flee or ride in and take the crown when RIII was dead. He was a coward. H8 never personally fought - unlike the French king. Richard was a saint when compared with Tudor - tyrants are always cowards. E was scared of death all her life and I believe it was her advisors who made her 'great'.read Dickens
cleander180 2 weeks ago
@cleander180 To choose great advisors is no mean skill. And vital for a king. Give credit where it is due. Elizabeth, with her advisors, was a better monarch than her father or grandfather, and quite possibly the equal of Edward the Confessor. She was also a woman doing a job that no one at that time thought women were capable of doing without a man there as her husband to take over when things got tough.
Chrisiant 2 weeks ago
@Chrisiant loyal to those who loved her? What about Davidson? Sent to the tower and finally made to pay a crippling fine so E could - pointlessly as it turned out - pretend she had no hand in Mary stuart's execution. No-one loved her; respect maybe, but you can't love a prince - as E's mother found out.
cleander180 2 weeks ago
@cleander180 She loved, and was loved by Kat Ashley, Thomas Parry, Frances Moore, and certainly Dudley, and her advisors had great respect and affection for her. Love a prince? I don't know. But you can love a person behind that title. Did she treat everyone well? No. Was she inconsistent, indecisive, occaisionally spiteful? Hell yes. But she knew how to choose great advisors, she was personally brave, she was intelligent, insightful, and now and then, precisely on the mark.
Chrisiant 2 weeks ago
Mr.Puritan preacher, versus....Queen Elizabeth? LOL no contest.
TachieBillano 1 year ago