Elizabeth I & Mary Queen of Scots - 4/6

Historian Simon Schama examines the relationship between Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots and the developments that led to the union of the English and Scottish crowns in 1603. Throughout Schama attempts to be balanced in his analysis of both queens although provides interesting criticisms regarding Elizabeth I's character and actions.

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[misteeq64]

All this religious war because of Henry viii needed to bed Anne Boelyn

[allydoll88]

it was the times. conspiracies and paranoia were everywhere. plus add in the crooked men who made a living thinking of ways to kill, but without anyone suspecting the queen herself. Elizabeth was a great queen. Mary was most likely a great leader too. But, mary got herself into LOVE wars. She was a mother, lover and catholic first. Politition after.

[KatLeFay81]

@misteeq64

Actually, Martin Luther is responsible for the development of the Protestant faith. Although Henry the VIII did break with the Pope to marry Anne, he, himself, did not accept the reformed faith, and actually persecuted those who did. He was basically a hypocrite. HIS church/faith was essentially the same as the Catholic, except that Henry was in charge instead of the Pope. I.E., Anglican church, which is not Protestant. So, he really didn't change anything himself. He burnt heretics.

[calihartley2010]

All this happens for a reason. So maybe Henry meeting Anne Boleyn was meant to be. Who knows the world would be a different place if that had not happened.

[frickadele]

Catholic, France, Rome and Spain....wanted Liz dead.

Once you're in the mob....they never let you leave, right?

[frickadele]

She was a nightmare.

[rohan3731]

@misteeq64 guess it was a good thing considering so great a queen was born who ruled like a man and is still remembered today and even being called England's greatest monarch

[happybkwrm]

@misteeq64 Which Mary?

[happybkwrm]

@Puddleduck42 True; if he'd never met Anne Boleyn, he would have found someone else. He wanted a son. He'd fathered a son with Bessie Blount. Therefore, in his eyes (and a LOT of other men) there was something wrong with KATHERINE. Therefore, his marriage to her was wrong. She wasn't the FIRST wife tossed aside for not giving her husband a son and heir. If the Pope hadn't been afraid of Katherine's family; he likely would have told Henry, "You're right!" and annulled the marriage.

[boleyn20]

love the music that starts at 0:38 anyone knoes it?

[alanheath]

@kendahke This is a question for sixteenth century constitutionalists (if there are any) but I think that Henry had no right to disinherit anyone from the royal line. In any case James VI did come from that line - so someone thought the same as I.