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\u201cPartners both in throne and grave, here rest we two sisters Elizabeth and Mary, in the hope of one resurrection.\u201d<\/p>\n
This inscription is visible on the tomb where Elizabeth I and her half sister, Mary I, lie buried together in one vault in the North Aisle of Henry VII\u2019s Lady Chapel in Westminster Abbey. It is the relationship between Elizabeth and her Scottish cousin Mary Stuart that is often discussed and pondered over while the relationship between Elizabeth and her own half sister is largely forgotten. Yet it is the relationship with Mary Tudor that forged Elizabeth\u2019s personality and set her on the path to queenship.<\/p>\n
Mary\u2019s reign was the darkest period in Elizabeth\u2019s life. \u201cI stood in danger of my life, my sister was so incensed against me,\u201d Elizabeth reminded her councillors when they pressed her to name a successor.It is time to tell the whole story of the fierce rivalry between the Tudor half sisters who became their father\u2019s successors.’<\/p>\n
From Amazon.co.uk <\/a><\/i><\/p>\n Further details – Amazon.co.uk <\/a><\/p>\n \u201cPartners both in throne and grave, here rest we two sisters Elizabeth and Mary, in the hope of one resurrection.\u201d This inscription is visible on the tomb where Elizabeth I and her half sister, Mary I, lie buried together in … Continue reading
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