You made her stand out as she probably was in real life! Not a beauty by any means, but pleasant looking. It is so sad that she had such a tragic life - hope she is at peace with God now.
I cannot verify but I’ve read that the reason for Henry’s wives miscarriages and birth disasters may have been due to his being RHnegative and not the “fault” of the mothers.
@Serene3574 One of the miscarriages happened shortly after Henry had a nasty fall in a jousting tournament and was seriously injured. Hence, shock and anxiety likely had something to do with loosing the baby, which would have been a male. Miscarriages weren't all that uncommon though, even in modern times, the rates about 15%, even under good conditions.
These reconstructions always amaze me! Especially when you make the modern version of them! It’s just like a person you could pass on the street and wouldn’t think twice about it. Makes the person so much more alive. Thank You!
Treating children cruely raises cruel adults. It's no wonder she became so unforgiving when she had the chance to be someone important. She probably felt she would be tossed aside if she didn't resort to ruthlessness. It was very unfair how all of Henry's children were treated.
Actually, Mary was probably the least brutal of the brutal Tudors. The reason why she is singled out with the moniker "Bloody Mary" is because her enemies took over after she died and rewrote history.
@@raysand2557 Tell the people of Lewes that, they celebrate the lives of the protestant martyrs, who were burnt at the stake by Mary, every November. Mary executed protestant men, women and children, particularly in the counties surrounding London, in their hundreds.
what Mary did to evangelic christians is absolutely horrific , ofc James I burned many so called "witches" aswell and he isnt being remembered as bloody James , I still find it touching that Mary let Elizabeth be her heir despite their many differences
It was sad how Queen Mary 1st was treated by her father constantly demanding her to sign a paper indicating she is a bastard when in reality she was his daughter to King Henry VIII. He kept that up more times than he should. Horrible man - he truly was a cruel and miserable King Henry VIII. So conveniently had to get rid of wives that didn't bow down to his needs. Luckily there were a few brides that did accept his will. The one that was fortunate was Katherine of Parr. Who was kind and generous to his children and tried to help King Henry VIII accept his children for who they were. She truly was a God sent for sure. In fact, Queen Elizabeth learned a lot from Queen Katherine of Parr, who was intelligent and kind to her and provided Elizabeth with understanding the political world which she had to enter to be a strong Queen.
The "today" version makes me heart burst - a happy, strong, beautiful woman reading her book, untroubled by all the difficulties she had in her actual life. Maybe somewhere...
It was hard to cover her life in some ways, she had HORRIBLE depression and her life just never really went well. It was just disappointment after disappointment for Mary.
If i ever prayed for reencarnation, so she could finally have a fair chance at life and happinness, its for Mary Tudor, she suffered so much, made many mistakes, but was a gentle creature, she didnt deserve all the trauma she went through, i hope somewhere somehow, she can be happy now
@@deborahdeehan4500 Aw.. I think she looks very nice in the modern one. Obviously not what plenty of folks would consider "beautiful", but plenty would! I think having her hair down and not having a weird looking plucked hairline that they used to do back then really helps though. As does the smile.
Loved this. I think Mary is underrated. She was smart and loyal to her mother. She suffered so much. If I remember right her father did away with many more people than she did, even it wasn't by fire. She was badly counciled by priests who did not have her best interests at heart. Her mother loved her even if others didn't. Could you do the 6 year old painting of Mary? Thank you for all your tons of hard work. I always learn something new when I watch.
I have a different, less positive view of her: yes, her father definitely killed more, but consider the length of their reigns 38 years vs 5 years. She was loyal to her mother, until she broke and gave in to her father. As for bad council: Gardiner was indeed a bloodthirsty maniac and a pimp (no joke, prostitutes were nicknamed "Winchester geese", as he was Archbishop of Winchester and basically ran brothels on the side), but Cardinal Pole advocated toning down the violence. I think it was Cardinal Pole who opposed bringing the Jesuits to England, because he wanted to win the hearts of Protestants back to Catholicism. In the end, Mary made a lot of principled stands, but under enough pressure she gave in and did the wrong thing. And that cancels any sympathy I'd normally feel for her. I kind of feel pity for her, not for her suffering, but for who she could have been, for her wasted potential. Instead of rising as a moral example standing up for what's right despite the hardship, she ultimately didn't listen to those better angels of her nature. One of history's disappointments.
Yeah, doesn’t matter the count of how many her dad killed. This one was about her. If a person killed just one other person then it is too much. Imagine setting people on fire just because they weren’t your same religion
@Dawnsdelightsart Henry and Elizabeth ruled for much longer than Mary. Of course they had more executions on their hands. I wonder what Mary’s numbers would have been if she ruled that long…
Her mother was raised by parents who treated each other as equals. Catherine was proud of Mary- who would have been heir enough in Spain and treated her as a future monarch. I love the relationship between Catherine and Mary in the Tudors show.
Facially, yes, but I also realize now that Romola Garai is far too tall. I always imagined Mary kind of tall and imposing, so it was surprising to find out that she was actually petite.
I love your story telling, anecdotes, and recreations! The quote from the Spanish about Mary makes me curious to see how you could bring their style of beauty during that time to life. Also, the irony of the bloodshed Mary witnessed at the hands of her father during his life while being celebrated, yet she gets the name “Bloody Mary.” It’s also not lost on me that her sister never married, presumably after witnessing the infamy of her father’s marriages.
I do think that Mary had a total breakdown after the false pregnancy came to Light. It must’ve been so humiliating for her as the queen. But she was so vulnerable before she even got to that point with the cruelty of her father and the separation from her mother, the fact that she lived in fear for much of her life, the abuse dolled out on her by her stepmother, and those in her employee when she was reduced to the role of lady Mary and caretaker for her younger sister, basically put in the role of a servant. Delegitimized declared a bastard after 20 years of being a princess. so many disappointments. I think she felt insecure in her marriage and then she has this fall phantom pregnancy. I think she lost it and I think that’s when her rage came out and she wanted to get rid of the protestants and she used her strong faith to rationalize it, so she even believed it. But I do feel like you did a very empathic presentation of which I appreciate it, and you also pointed out, and not many people do, that she could’ve quite easily executed her half sister who was her main competitor, and also a protestant, and she struggled with that because she had evidence that Elizabeth might’ve been involved in one of the uprising against her, but she came to the conclusion she did not have enough evidence. It couldn’t be proven, and she wouldn’t do it. And once she reached towards the end of her life, she realized that, Elizabeth was going to follow the line and she didn’t try to stop that like her younger brother did. She had I think good ethics. I think she had a good mind and she thought about things before impulsively acting and she had some empathy for Elizabeth and probably even some attachment. She took on the maternal role in caring for her younger brother and they were quite bonded and close. This is probably the closest thing she ever had to being a mother and I think she greatly longed to be a mother. So when he so vehemently went after the Catholic Church and her, again that sense of betrayal because, they loved each other.
These are always so emotional to see… truly humanizing. Centuries ago, we can’t see much joy and happiness. I’m so joyous to see the modern interpretation. 💞
She had such a horrible, heart breaking life !! Her story always makes me so sad !! 😢😢 I pray 🙏 she had a few happy moments at least - I loved the last modern style picture of her !! She finally seemed happy, healthy and at peace !! I always heard when she was young, she was the most attractive sister.
Would love to see a parental comparison video of the Tudor children with their parents side by side. To allow for features of each mother along side Henry to see whose side was strongest in the children’s features and appearance ☺️
I always love that you have them smile, and I hope every single person you highlight in your videos found some joy in their life at some point... But poor Mary, even with a smile... She seemed so sad. I can't imagine she found a lot of reasons to genuinely smile. Poor lady.
Royalty Now is probably my favorite channel these days! I love history and English history is about my favorite. I'm Native American so I have no idea why this period of time attracts me so! Keep up the excellent work! Thank you!!
Queen Mary makes me think of a really strict English Headmaster, who does not suffer fools, but who actually has a little secret softer side that is rarely seen but its there.... 😊❤
I love the gradual thinning of her face and the big smile that suddenly appears. In the older version you can almost see her breathing. Love that you show them living today. Thanks
Thank you so much. The difference in her face when she smiled was incredible! Poor girl/woman, she didn’t really have much to smile about in her life. She had such a difficult , and sad, life, must have been havoc on her emotions and in her attitude to life. I’m reading Allison Weir’s book 📖 on Mary at the moment. Thing that struck me most is how brilliant Elizabeth was. There she was, not yet 3 years old, and questioning the Lords come to see her in full sentences! And full understanding! That bit did make me smile a tad. It’s definitely on ‘Mary’s side’ but written in a way to give understanding about poor Mary and who she was. 🙏🙏🙏👵
Thank you so much for this. She is my favorite English royal figure next to Margaret Beaufort and no one ever talks about her. Richard III got a history makeover but no one wants to think about Mary and her story and how hard her life was. Thank you for remembering her. And maybe someday we’ll have a good and proper film made about her too, since there’s one about pretty much every Medieval English monarch that existed.
Wow - your modern day version of Mary is fantastic. Brings everything so much closer to home. Talking of which, I only live 5mins away from Hatfield House/Palace as well as another Tudor era manor house, so I really feel a closeness to Tudor history. It's a lovely place to walk around and imagine Elizabeth and Mary in the same footsteps.
Thank you. In many ways, Mary was maligned and disrespected from her father to her husband. The only one that had her best interest was her mother, who was stripped of her by her own father. Always felt poorly for her
She undid not one, but two generations of financial mismanagement. She commissioned cartographers, funded universities, revived the navy, streamlined the tax system, resolved the coinage debasement, and even showed unusually high religious tolerance, until protestants began trying to overthrow her. Of all the Tudors, she's my favorite, and arguably the greatest loss of potential in the whole dynasty. She deserves a better reputation.
I think she deserves her reputation. Read Carolly Erickson's excellent biography (out of print but you can still find copies.) She was quite a religious intolerant and vowed to kill every protestant and uproot the heresy once and for all. Thank goodness her reign only lasted five years. It's not only how many she killed but how and who she killed. Her interrogators went after illiterates and poor people who did not know how to give the correct answers. The cruelty of the methods she used shocked contemporaries and that must have been hard to do. All the Tudors were brutal, but she was so bad that the fear of Catholics lingered right into the 20th century.
@angelmcgovern116 The 16th century is not known for monarchs that meet today's standard. She started off not forcing anyone to convert. While she does have to assume responsibility, keep in mind there was no scientific method, nor enlightenment, people genuinely believed tolerating damned the souls of others AND the person tolerating, yet she took that risk until rebellions started. Her fervor intensified when she thought the phantom pregnancy was God's punishment for toleration. Everything around her pointed towards getting rid of protestants, and the few men she deeply trusted had been urging her as well. These were people extremely ignorant of what we know today, which influences our own judgment. This definitely meant little consolation to those burned, but it did mean that judgment is difficult once looking from her perspective, and everything we judge her with is enlightenment that came long after the Tudors.
@@Farnsworth96 According to Erickson's research, Mary's "tolerance" towards protestants was only meant to be temporary while she consolidated power. Like her father and mother in Spain, she intended on "uprooting" entirely all heresy and returning England to the "true faith." So even if there was no rebellion, the purge was going to happen. Who knows what would have happened had she lived. I agree with you about judging historical figures, but at the same time, there was something different about Mary's brutality that traumatized a nation. I can't think of a better word. There was such a detestation of Catholicism after her reign. Even Katherine of Aragon wondered at the end of her life whether or not her stubbornness had actually harmed her beloved church. The same might have occurred to Mary, but mostly she seemed to just be perplexed about why her brutality was not working and why it seemed to have the opposite effect.
She's like the quintessential 'big sister'. I really feel like I could talk to her. I like her. Funny thing is; my name is Elizabeth, and Mary was my mother :) so yeah :) I really really enjoy your channel, keep up the amazing work.
This is amazing! I'm particularly struck by how much she resembles your recreations of young Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. So impressive (though not surprising, given your incredible work)!
i haven't watched you for a long time, somehow! and as soon as i heard your voice i got a certain feeling in my heart.. i've missed you AND i really love your soothing and sweet voice. thanks so much for your videos
Thank you for another wonderful story, I wish you were around when i was little so you could tell bedtime stories with that mesmerizing and velvety voice of yours🥰 Of course that would make you ancient!😁
Your channel is one of my top three all-time favorites. I just love every video, everything about it. And you always bring a new perspective and compassion to each subject, which always expands my mind. The modern version of Mary reminds me a little of Juliet Stevenson, the actress. Anyway, thank you sooo much for all your amazing work!
I love your videos as they add so much of what we wish we knew about how these people would look in real life. Very well done and thank you for producing something well worth our time to watch.
You always do such fantastic work! The detailed background you cover and the simulations themselves - thank you for bringing historical figures to life!
What a beautiful last comment you made. I’ve read about the Tudors all of my life, but that really knocked me for six. You’re totally right that she could’ve intercepted her sister’s rise to the throne; like Edward did to her. But maybe since she had that happen to her, she realised how wrong it was. Your comment about Elizabeth being the only other person who knew her experience was very touching.
I do think it's sort of ironic Mary's paintings had more realism than Elizabeth's. After looking into her life more I do have a lot of pity for Marty, burnings aside. I do think the burnings were given more attention in history though because England became a protestant country. I honestly wonder if it would've just been a footnote had the country became Catholic. Really, her phantom pregnancies, loss of Callis, and the burnings are really all you ever hear about her reign. What a sad life.
great job! i love how you make your videos so neat. I love you recreation about Mary when she was younger (she was not THE beautfulest princess but she was beautiful deep down) her life was so sad and unhappy RIP Mary Tudor
Thank you, Royalty Now Studios. Magnificent historical background and narration, astonishingly realistic recreation of this woman's possible appearance, and as always, exquisite music. Such a relief to see the artful and peaceful version of a modern Queen Mary Tudor.
Imagine how different history would be if Henry been less difficult and the marriage between Mary and the Dauphin had gone through. An heir of that marriage (assuming Mary as the English heir) would have succeeded in joining the two countries and allowing Henry VIII to claim completion of Henry IV’s initial victory at Agincourt.
Your work is remarkable in bringing well known historical figures to life! Somehow it crosses over from an interesting true story to a real person you might have struck a conversation with and helps in recognizing the real humanity of someone who was flesh and blood and spirit, just like us. Making that connection is so enriching in helping us to understand the intersection of history and the persons who were busy creating it. I can't even tell you how interesting and fascinating this is. Thank you so very much!
TIL that this channel exists. I just told my family that I will be invisible for a while, so don't bug me because I will be watching my new favorite channel. I didn't expect the smile and I loved it.
Her eyes are very arresting - they really stare right through you! The original portrait gives her something of a cold look, which is absent from your recreation. It wouldn’t be surprising if she was cool, given how she was treated throughout her life. It makes me grateful to be living in the present day as well as completely unimportant, haha!
I really enjoyed this episode. I love your channel Thank you for all the effort you put in to bringing us such accurate & thought out episodes to give us a glimpse into the past.
This is such a beautiful re-imagining of what Mary might be like now and the animated pictures from her portraits. The smile on her adult picture took years off her face and smoothed out some of the wrinkles in her portrait. I wonder if she was the type of person to smile readily? My heart feels saddened at the cruel treatment Mary, her mother, Elizabeth, her mother and many other women had at the hands of the males at that time.
I think Your work's of the tudor Era is Beutiful. The Face of Queen Mary is so Magnificent. Mary is not Bloodiest as Henry, About 356 (Mary) Vs 500+ (Her Father) I'm still waiting on the Catherine Parr Video. Keep up the Great work Becca and Adndre!😁
Not to mention Mary did not order personally all those 300 - it happenend during her reign in different places of her country; her direct personal count would be even smaller.
As has been pointed out elsewhere, Mary reigned for 5 years, Henry for 38 years. So yes, it was by far a bloodier reign and so traumatic it shaped England and later UK's attitude towards Catholics for centuries. The irony of that, given Mary's initial tolerance all Christian faiths is heartbreaking. That said, I do agree that the face is magnificent and I think for a short video, Mary's very tragic life is given a decent summary.
Mary burned protestants for their faith. Henry's "victims" were those who opposed his will and supremacy , such as Head of the Church in England. some of those executed were powerful people who had pose a threat to Henry himself - such as the Boleyns who may very well have wanted to oust him and set up their own dynasty, they were part of the very powerful Howard family.
@@coling3957 I think at that time, religion and politics were so deeply entwined its hard to separate them. I think it's oddly difficult to grasp now that if you have an excommunicated Protestant monarch like Henry VIII, Edward VI and Elizabeth I, it meant that Catholics of the time acknowledged the Pope (a 'foreign power') as their supreme authority, not their monarch. So, from a political perspective, it was very destabilising which I guess is why all Tudor monarchs except the teenage Edward VI tried (not very successfully in the end for any of them) to practice religious tolerance. And yes I do believe Mary profoundly believed she had a spiritual mission to return England to Catholicism and obedience to Rome (with noting though that Catholic monarchs regularly entered political power struggles with the Pope). And yes I think many of HVIIIs executions were purely political in motivation and some may well have been prompted by the Boleyn and Howard families where that advantaged them. Thomas Boleyn was enough of a realist to acquiesce in the sentence of execution for both his son and daughter Anne and his own banishment from court, while the senior branch of the Howards lined up Catherine Howard as Henry's 5th wife. Catherine, Anne Boleyn's ex-sister -in-law Lady Rochford and Catherine and Anne's uncle the Duke of Norfolk were all executed. The Boleyn's and the Howards gambled for the highest stakes at the court of HVIII and lost. Tough times indeed.
@@anet1-uw9dnYeah well the Tudor line ended with Elizabeth, who died without an heir, and her cousin Mary queen of Scotts, a devoted Catholic and who Elizabeth beheaded, gave birth to the future king of England
Very nice. It is satisfying to see that your reconstruction does not gloss over the details of her face that could be seen as unattractive, if you have a kind of Hollywood aesthetic in mind. Especially the "today" version looks like a person I might have liked to know.
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You made her stand out as she probably was in real life! Not a beauty by any means, but pleasant looking. It is so sad that she had such a tragic life - hope she is at peace with God now.
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Still waiting for Madame de Pompadour and King Louis XV!! 🙏🙏
Your work amazes me! ♥️ I’d love to see what king Henry V really looked like 🤞
It’s actually ironic how Henry VIII was insistent on a male heir when both his daughters turned out to be influential women in history.
It gets me that Anne Boleyn wanted so desperately to give him a son. If she could have only known what her daughter Elizabeth was going to achieve.
I cannot verify but I’ve read that the reason for Henry’s wives miscarriages and birth disasters may have been due to his being RHnegative and not the “fault” of the mothers.
Doesnt matter what elizabeth did henry wanted a aon time of the times @quackaholicsanonymous7210
@Serene3574 One of the miscarriages happened shortly after Henry had a nasty fall in a jousting tournament and was seriously injured. Hence, shock and anxiety likely had something to do with loosing the baby, which would have been a male.
Miscarriages weren't all that uncommon though, even in modern times, the rates about 15%, even under good conditions.
@@Serene3574 Rh problems are only an issue when the mother is Rh negative and the father is Rh positive.
Mary’s life was so difficult. It made me happy to see her smile, and I smiled right back! 🧡
SAME! OMG! I wish she smiled in her life😢😢😢😢
I wonder how many smiled as they were being tortured and burned by her persecution.
She was a tyrant religious nut, lol
Her smile is psychotic.
She was one crazy evil woman
These reconstructions always amaze me! Especially when you make the modern version of them! It’s just like a person you could pass on the street and wouldn’t think twice about it. Makes the person so much more alive. Thank You!
Treating children cruely raises cruel adults. It's no wonder she became so unforgiving when she had the chance to be someone important. She probably felt she would be tossed aside if she didn't resort to ruthlessness. It was very unfair how all of Henry's children were treated.
Actually, Mary was probably the least brutal of the brutal Tudors. The reason why she is singled out with the moniker "Bloody Mary" is because her enemies took over after she died and rewrote history.
@@raysand2557 Tell the people of Lewes that, they celebrate the lives of the protestant martyrs, who were burnt at the stake by Mary, every November. Mary executed protestant men, women and children, particularly in the counties surrounding London, in their hundreds.
what Mary did to evangelic christians is absolutely horrific , ofc James I burned many so called "witches" aswell and he isnt being remembered as bloody James , I still find it touching that Mary let Elizabeth be her heir despite their many differences
@raysand2557 we will never know had she lived longer she may have outstripping them ,as she was only queen for 5 years
It was sad how Queen Mary 1st was treated by her father constantly demanding her to sign a paper indicating she is a bastard when in reality she was his daughter to King Henry VIII. He kept that up more times than he should. Horrible man - he truly was a cruel and miserable King Henry VIII. So conveniently had to get rid of wives that didn't bow down to his needs. Luckily there were a few brides that did accept his will. The one that was fortunate was Katherine of Parr. Who was kind and generous to his children and tried to help King Henry VIII accept his children for who they were. She truly was a God sent for sure. In fact, Queen Elizabeth learned a lot from Queen Katherine of Parr, who was intelligent and kind to her and provided Elizabeth with understanding the political world which she had to enter to be a strong Queen.
The "today" version makes me heart burst - a happy, strong, beautiful woman reading her book, untroubled by all the difficulties she had in her actual life. Maybe somewhere...
It was hard to cover her life in some ways, she had HORRIBLE depression and her life just never really went well. It was just disappointment after disappointment for Mary.
If i ever prayed for reencarnation, so she could finally have a fair chance at life and happinness, its for Mary Tudor, she suffered so much, made many mistakes, but was a gentle creature, she didnt deserve all the trauma she went through, i hope somewhere somehow, she can be happy now
Yes, with beautiful auburn hair and blue eyes probably her defining features
Not at all beautiful.
@@deborahdeehan4500 Aw.. I think she looks very nice in the modern one. Obviously not what plenty of folks would consider "beautiful", but plenty would! I think having her hair down and not having a weird looking plucked hairline that they used to do back then really helps though. As does the smile.
Loved this. I think Mary is underrated. She was smart and loyal to her mother. She suffered so much. If I remember right her father did away with many more people than she did, even it wasn't by fire. She was badly counciled by priests who did not have her best interests at heart. Her mother loved her even if others didn't. Could you do the 6 year old painting of Mary? Thank you for all your tons of hard work. I always learn something new when I watch.
I have a different, less positive view of her: yes, her father definitely killed more, but consider the length of their reigns 38 years vs 5 years. She was loyal to her mother, until she broke and gave in to her father. As for bad council: Gardiner was indeed a bloodthirsty maniac and a pimp (no joke, prostitutes were nicknamed "Winchester geese", as he was Archbishop of Winchester and basically ran brothels on the side), but Cardinal Pole advocated toning down the violence. I think it was Cardinal Pole who opposed bringing the Jesuits to England, because he wanted to win the hearts of Protestants back to Catholicism. In the end, Mary made a lot of principled stands, but under enough pressure she gave in and did the wrong thing. And that cancels any sympathy I'd normally feel for her. I kind of feel pity for her, not for her suffering, but for who she could have been, for her wasted potential. Instead of rising as a moral example standing up for what's right despite the hardship, she ultimately didn't listen to those better angels of her nature. One of history's disappointments.
Yeah, doesn’t matter the count of how many her dad killed. This one was about her. If a person killed just one other person then it is too much. Imagine setting people on fire just because they weren’t your same religion
Both Henry and Elizabeth killed far more. The bloody term is to defame her.
@Dawnsdelightsart Henry and Elizabeth ruled for much longer than Mary. Of course they had more executions on their hands. I wonder what Mary’s numbers would have been if she ruled that long…
Her mother was raised by parents who treated each other as equals. Catherine was proud of Mary- who would have been heir enough in Spain and treated her as a future monarch. I love the relationship between Catherine and Mary in the Tudors show.
These reconstructions always give me chills. I feel like I'm face to face with the real people. Thank you for making this possible.
They were real people. 😊
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She said “with the real people,” meaning as if that person were alive today. She never insinuated that they were not real people.
Going by the recreation of young Mary, I’m even more impressed by the portrayal of her in Becoming Elizabeth. Looks just like her.
Facially, yes, but I also realize now that Romola Garai is far too tall.
I always imagined Mary kind of tall and imposing, so it was surprising to find out that she was actually petite.
Her actress in Elizabeth I with Cate Blanchett was also fantastic
This was my first thought too. Their casting was amazing, I wish they had continued that series.
Why do I always cry when the subjects of these videos smile?
Same here it's like looking at last at these people who lived and died in so many tragic circumstances .
I do, too. Gets me so emotional
Me too!!!
I love your story telling, anecdotes, and recreations! The quote from the Spanish about Mary makes me curious to see how you could bring their style of beauty during that time to life. Also, the irony of the bloodshed Mary witnessed at the hands of her father during his life while being celebrated, yet she gets the name “Bloody Mary.” It’s also not lost on me that her sister never married, presumably after witnessing the infamy of her father’s marriages.
I love that you gave her a big comfy jumper. That woman likely did not have much cosiness in her life.
I do think that Mary had a total breakdown after the false pregnancy came to Light. It must’ve been so humiliating for her as the queen. But she was so vulnerable before she even got to that point with the cruelty of her father and the separation from her mother, the fact that she lived in fear for much of her life, the abuse dolled out on her by her stepmother, and those in her employee when she was reduced to the role of lady Mary and caretaker for her younger sister, basically put in the role of a servant. Delegitimized declared a bastard after 20 years of being a princess. so many disappointments. I think she felt insecure in her marriage and then she has this fall phantom pregnancy. I think she lost it and I think that’s when her rage came out and she wanted to get rid of the protestants and she used her strong faith to rationalize it, so she even believed it. But I do feel like you did a very empathic presentation of which I appreciate it, and you also pointed out, and not many people do, that she could’ve quite easily executed her half sister who was her main competitor, and also a protestant, and she struggled with that because she had evidence that Elizabeth might’ve been involved in one of the uprising against her, but she came to the conclusion she did not have enough evidence. It couldn’t be proven, and she wouldn’t do it. And once she reached towards the end of her life, she realized that, Elizabeth was going to follow the line and she didn’t try to stop that like her younger brother did. She had I think good ethics. I think she had a good mind and she thought about things before impulsively acting and she had some empathy for Elizabeth and probably even some attachment. She took on the maternal role in caring for her younger brother and they were quite bonded and close. This is probably the closest thing she ever had to being a mother and I think she greatly longed to be a mother. So when he so vehemently went after the Catholic Church and her, again that sense of betrayal because, they loved each other.
Nice summary.
Couldn’t agree more. Excellent.
I remember when you had 10k subs. So happy this channel is getting the recognition you two deserve 👍
Thank you so much ❤️❤️ thank you for being with us so long
These are always so emotional to see… truly humanizing. Centuries ago, we can’t see much joy and happiness. I’m so joyous to see the modern interpretation. 💞
She had such a horrible, heart breaking life !! Her story always makes me so sad !! 😢😢 I pray 🙏 she had a few happy moments at least - I loved the last modern style picture of her !! She finally seemed happy, healthy and at peace !! I always heard when she was young, she was the most attractive sister.
Would love to see a parental comparison video of the Tudor children with their parents side by side. To allow for features of each mother along side Henry to see whose side was strongest in the children’s features and appearance ☺️
I always love that you have them smile, and I hope every single person you highlight in your videos found some joy in their life at some point... But poor Mary, even with a smile... She seemed so sad. I can't imagine she found a lot of reasons to genuinely smile. Poor lady.
Royalty Now is probably my favorite channel these days! I love history and English history is about my favorite. I'm Native American so I have no idea why this period of time attracts me so! Keep up the excellent work! Thank you!!
Queen Mary makes me think of a really strict English Headmaster, who does not suffer fools, but who actually has a little secret softer side that is rarely seen but its there.... 😊❤
I love the gradual thinning of her face and the big smile that suddenly appears. In the older version you can almost see her breathing. Love that you show them living today. Thanks
I love the portrait ”from today”. She looks so relaxed and at piece - in a way I suspect that she was not able to be during her lifetime.
Imagine what Henry’s reign and marriages would have been like if he had known that his dynasty would be secured by his two daughters.
But it wasn't secured by Mary and Elizbeth. It ended with them. Neither of them had any children, and the Tudor dynasty died with them.
Thank you so much. The difference in her face when she smiled was incredible! Poor girl/woman, she didn’t really have much to smile about in her life. She had such a difficult , and sad, life, must have been havoc on her emotions and in her attitude to life. I’m reading Allison Weir’s book 📖 on Mary at the moment. Thing that struck me most is how brilliant Elizabeth was. There she was, not yet 3 years old, and questioning the Lords come to see her in full sentences! And full understanding! That bit did make me smile a tad. It’s definitely on ‘Mary’s side’ but written in a way to give understanding about poor Mary and who she was. 🙏🙏🙏👵
Great vid as always! Thanks for doing Mary justice!
Thank you so much for this. She is my favorite English royal figure next to Margaret Beaufort and no one ever talks about her. Richard III got a history makeover but no one wants to think about Mary and her story and how hard her life was. Thank you for remembering her. And maybe someday we’ll have a good and proper film made about her too, since there’s one about pretty much every Medieval English monarch that existed.
Such a lovely narration with a beautiful voice. A delight.
Wow - your modern day version of Mary is fantastic. Brings everything so much closer to home. Talking of which, I only live 5mins away from Hatfield House/Palace as well as another Tudor era manor house, so I really feel a closeness to Tudor history. It's a lovely place to walk around and imagine Elizabeth and Mary in the same footsteps.
I love these pictures of Mary. She had a very sad life but was a strong lady.
Thank you. In many ways, Mary was maligned and disrespected from her father to her husband. The only one that had her best interest was her mother, who was stripped of her by her own father. Always felt poorly for her
What a difference a smile can make.
These are always so fascinating. When they smile it changes their face and is startling.
She undid not one, but two generations of financial mismanagement. She commissioned cartographers, funded universities, revived the navy, streamlined the tax system, resolved the coinage debasement, and even showed unusually high religious tolerance, until protestants began trying to overthrow her. Of all the Tudors, she's my favorite, and arguably the greatest loss of potential in the whole dynasty. She deserves a better reputation.
I think she deserves her reputation. Read Carolly Erickson's excellent biography (out of print but you can still find copies.) She was quite a religious intolerant and vowed to kill every protestant and uproot the heresy once and for all. Thank goodness her reign only lasted five years. It's not only how many she killed but how and who she killed. Her interrogators went after illiterates and poor people who did not know how to give the correct answers. The cruelty of the methods she used shocked contemporaries and that must have been hard to do. All the Tudors were brutal, but she was so bad that the fear of Catholics lingered right into the 20th century.
Yes she does. I am related to her
@angelmcgovern116 The 16th century is not known for monarchs that meet today's standard. She started off not forcing anyone to convert. While she does have to assume responsibility, keep in mind there was no scientific method, nor enlightenment, people genuinely believed tolerating damned the souls of others AND the person tolerating, yet she took that risk until rebellions started. Her fervor intensified when she thought the phantom pregnancy was God's punishment for toleration. Everything around her pointed towards getting rid of protestants, and the few men she deeply trusted had been urging her as well. These were people extremely ignorant of what we know today, which influences our own judgment. This definitely meant little consolation to those burned, but it did mean that judgment is difficult once looking from her perspective, and everything we judge her with is enlightenment that came long after the Tudors.
@@Farnsworth96 According to Erickson's research, Mary's "tolerance" towards protestants was only meant to be temporary while she consolidated power. Like her father and mother in Spain, she intended on "uprooting" entirely all heresy and returning England to the "true faith." So even if there was no rebellion, the purge was going to happen. Who knows what would have happened had she lived.
I agree with you about judging historical figures, but at the same time, there was something different about Mary's brutality that traumatized a nation. I can't think of a better word. There was such a detestation of Catholicism after her reign. Even Katherine of Aragon wondered at the end of her life whether or not her stubbornness had actually harmed her beloved church. The same might have occurred to Mary, but mostly she seemed to just be perplexed about why her brutality was not working and why it seemed to have the opposite effect.
Well said! She was also a great example for her sister
There is no way this is NOT what she looked like! I love your work!
She's like the quintessential 'big sister'. I really feel like I could talk to her. I like her. Funny thing is; my name is Elizabeth, and Mary was my mother :) so yeah :) I really really enjoy your channel, keep up the amazing work.
Mary I to be born in royalty,still had a hard lot in her life. What her father put her through was impossible.
This is amazing! I'm particularly struck by how much she resembles your recreations of young Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. So impressive (though not surprising, given your incredible work)!
I truly love history and I dearly love what you do for us. Thank you. Sent with love from Oregon.
been following you for so long, happy to see channel is thriving
Thank you for being here with us for so long! It means so much
Every time your videos get better and better. Thank you
Wonderful! That smile just lights up her face.
The life-like image of her smiling is so beautiful. Thank you for sharing this.
She was pretty when she smiled. When you are unhappy it shows in your face. If she had a better father she would have been a lovely lady.
i haven't watched you for a long time, somehow! and as soon as i heard your voice i got a certain feeling in my heart.. i've missed you AND i really love your soothing and sweet voice. thanks so much for your videos
Aw this is so sweet, thank you 🥰🥰
Thank you for another wonderful story, I wish you were around when i was little so you could tell bedtime stories with that mesmerizing and velvety voice of yours🥰 Of course that would make you ancient!😁
Beautifully done. Amazing, as always. Thank you.
Bravo!! Mary's as pictured today was mind blowing.
Thanks so much for doing justice to this poor woman who went through so much suffering and rejection
I love your recreations; Mary's is truly outstanding!
Your channel is one of my top three all-time favorites. I just love every video, everything about it. And you always bring a new perspective and compassion to each subject, which always expands my mind. The modern version of Mary reminds me a little of Juliet Stevenson, the actress. Anyway, thank you sooo much for all your amazing work!
You are so sweet, thank you ❤️❤️
I love your videos as they add so much of what we wish we knew about how these people would look in real life. Very well done and thank you for producing something well worth our time to watch.
Once again a stunning recreation along with a spot on history lesson! Thank you for all your hard work!❤❤❤
You always do such fantastic work! The detailed background you cover and the simulations themselves - thank you for bringing historical figures to life!
What a beautiful last comment you made. I’ve read about the Tudors all of my life, but that really knocked me for six. You’re totally right that she could’ve intercepted her sister’s rise to the throne; like Edward did to her. But maybe since she had that happen to her, she realised how wrong it was. Your comment about Elizabeth being the only other person who knew her experience was very touching.
It is amazing how you did this! It's a beautiful thing to see! I like seeing the smiling!
The history told in such a beautiful voice and format. You bring it to life. So well done, Thank you.
I always feel so sorry for Mary
Wow!!!! I never thought of her with a smile. It makes such a difference. Thank you.
I do think it's sort of ironic Mary's paintings had more realism than Elizabeth's. After looking into her life more I do have a lot of pity for Marty, burnings aside. I do think the burnings were given more attention in history though because England became a protestant country. I honestly wonder if it would've just been a footnote had the country became Catholic. Really, her phantom pregnancies, loss of Callis, and the burnings are really all you ever hear about her reign. What a sad life.
The second reconstruction actually looks very similar to Romola Garai who played Mary in Becoming Elizabeth!
THAT'S WHAT I SAID TOO!
Amazing job as usual!
Handsome is the right analogy. Oh and your voice is so soothing.
Thanks
I honestly feel so sad for Mary i wish she given the chance to marry younger all she wanted was to be a mother 😭❤
great job! i love how you make your videos so neat. I love you recreation about Mary when she was younger (she was not THE beautfulest princess but she was beautiful deep down) her life was so sad and unhappy
RIP Mary Tudor
Thank you, Royalty Now Studios. Magnificent historical background and narration, astonishingly realistic recreation of this woman's possible appearance, and as always, exquisite music. Such a relief to see the artful and peaceful version of a modern Queen Mary Tudor.
Beautiful, I smiled back at her. As the daughter of my admired Catalina de Aragón, Mary has all my respects.
Wow thank you so much for posting these. I truly enjoy your channel so much! ❤❤
I love when you do these ❤️
Imagine how different history would be if Henry been less difficult and the marriage between Mary and the Dauphin had gone through. An heir of that marriage (assuming Mary as the English heir) would have succeeded in joining the two countries and allowing Henry VIII to claim completion of Henry IV’s initial victory at Agincourt.
If Henry was going to accept Mary as his heir and marry her off, she should have married her cousin James V of Scotland.
She’s half Spanish and Catholic, her mother full Spanish and Catholic (niece of Carlos V). Both were more loved than HVIII
I love how you turn the portraits into what they may look like today!
I am always so impressed with both the stories and the recreations, they bring the past to life in a very special way.
You deserve more than 142 comments. Your videos are magic.
Your work is remarkable in bringing well known historical figures to life! Somehow it crosses over from an interesting true story to a real person you might have struck a conversation with and helps in recognizing the real humanity of someone who was flesh and blood and spirit, just like us. Making that connection is so enriching in helping us to understand the intersection of history and the persons who were busy creating it. I can't even tell you how interesting and fascinating this is. Thank you so very much!
Thank you so much for sharing your stories I enjoy them so much.
Thank you for providing the most information on Mary then I’ve ever been able to find.
TIL that this channel exists. I just told my family that I will be invisible for a while, so don't bug me because I will be watching my new favorite channel. I didn't expect the smile and I loved it.
Tell them they can come and watch too 🤍
Outstanding, as always!
Not only are your reveals cool but your history lessons are awesome
Her eyes are very arresting - they really stare right through you! The original portrait gives her something of a cold look, which is absent from your recreation. It wouldn’t be surprising if she was cool, given how she was treated throughout her life. It makes me grateful to be living in the present day as well as completely unimportant, haha!
Love your naration and the portraits. You make people from the distant past come alive. Than you!
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤wow and wow 🤩 I am amazed as always by your talent and dedication to create such wonderful art ❤️🌸💞💝💖💕💗Bravo 👏👏👏👏👏
Fantastic work as always! You bring stories to life ❤
Katherinff red of Aragon loved her daughter so much 😢
I love your reconstructions, especially when they smile 💛
I really enjoyed this episode. I love your channel
Thank you for all the effort you put in to bringing us such accurate & thought out episodes to give us a glimpse into the past.
Thank you ❤️❤️
Small people are some of the toughest I've ever met.
Do not ever underestimate the little ones.
This is such a beautiful re-imagining of what Mary might be like now and the animated pictures from her portraits. The smile on her adult picture took years off her face and smoothed out some of the wrinkles in her portrait. I wonder if she was the type of person to smile readily? My heart feels saddened at the cruel treatment Mary, her mother, Elizabeth, her mother and many other women had at the hands of the males at that time.
Very impressive - both in her, and in your presentation. Thank you!
I think Your work's of the tudor Era is Beutiful.
The Face of Queen Mary is so Magnificent. Mary is not Bloodiest as Henry, About 356 (Mary) Vs 500+ (Her Father)
I'm still waiting on the Catherine Parr Video. Keep up the Great work Becca and Adndre!😁
Not to mention Mary did not order personally all those 300 - it happenend during her reign in different places of her country; her direct personal count would be even smaller.
As has been pointed out elsewhere, Mary reigned for 5 years, Henry for 38 years. So yes, it was by far a bloodier reign and so traumatic it shaped England and later UK's attitude towards Catholics for centuries. The irony of that, given Mary's initial tolerance all Christian faiths is heartbreaking. That said, I do agree that the face is magnificent and I think for a short video, Mary's very tragic life is given a decent summary.
Mary burned protestants for their faith. Henry's "victims" were those who opposed his will and supremacy , such as Head of the Church in England. some of those executed were powerful people who had pose a threat to Henry himself - such as the Boleyns who may very well have wanted to oust him and set up their own dynasty, they were part of the very powerful Howard family.
@@coling3957 I think at that time, religion and politics were so deeply entwined its hard to separate them. I think it's oddly difficult to grasp now that if you have an excommunicated Protestant monarch like Henry VIII, Edward VI and Elizabeth I, it meant that Catholics of the time acknowledged the Pope (a 'foreign power') as their supreme authority, not their monarch. So, from a political perspective, it was very destabilising which I guess is why all Tudor monarchs except the teenage Edward VI tried (not very successfully in the end for any of them) to practice religious tolerance. And yes I do believe Mary profoundly believed she had a spiritual mission to return England to Catholicism and obedience to Rome (with noting though that Catholic monarchs regularly entered political power struggles with the Pope).
And yes I think many of HVIIIs executions were purely political in motivation and some may well have been prompted by the Boleyn and Howard families where that advantaged them. Thomas Boleyn was enough of a realist to acquiesce in the sentence of execution for both his son and daughter Anne and his own banishment from court, while the senior branch of the Howards lined up Catherine Howard as Henry's 5th wife. Catherine, Anne Boleyn's ex-sister -in-law Lady Rochford and Catherine and Anne's uncle the Duke of Norfolk were all executed. The Boleyn's and the Howards gambled for the highest stakes at the court of HVIII and lost. Tough times indeed.
@@anet1-uw9dnYeah well the Tudor line ended with Elizabeth, who died without an heir, and her cousin Mary queen of Scotts, a devoted Catholic and who Elizabeth beheaded, gave birth to the future king of England
How interesting. Thank you. I’m fascinated by the Tudors.
WOW! Your portraits of QMI is the spittin' image of my sweet grand-daughter-in-law. It is uncanny.
So happy I found your videos again! Gotta catch up❤
I just found your channel. I'd love to see a portrait of Mary Queen of Scots. A moving portrait as you do so well.
We have one! From last March
@@RoyaltyNowStudios thank you !
Amazing work, in both the visuals and your subject's back story. You give history life. Thank you!
The ˋ now´ reconstruction is soo moving. You know this person.
A fantastic recreation, with facts, as always, Thank-you! 😎
Very nice. It is satisfying to see that your reconstruction does not gloss over the details of her face that could be seen as unattractive, if you have a kind of Hollywood aesthetic in mind. Especially the "today" version looks like a person I might have liked to know.
17.35. Great concise history. Thank you