On this day in Tudor history, 18th March 1554, Palm Sunday, the twenty-year-old Lady Elizabeth (the future Queen Elizabeth I) was escorted by barge from her home at Whitehall Palace along the River Thames to the Tower of London, and imprisoned there. 

 

Elizabeth had been implicated in Wyatt's Rebellion, a rebellion that sought to depose Queen Mary I and put Elizabeth, the queen's half-sister, on the throne in her place.

 

Where was Elizabeth imprisoned? What happened to her? Find out more about Elizabeth's arrest and her time in the Tower of London in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History".

 

Book recommendation: "Elizabeth: Apprenticeship" by David Starkey.

Link to read "The Miraculous Preservation...." - https://www.exclassics.com/foxe/foxe431.htm

May 19 – Elizabeth’s release from the Tower - https://youtu.be/QFJx0u3nx_s 

 

You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:

https://youtu.be/-V45UijJ2yg

 

Also on this day in Tudor history, 18th March 1496, Henry VIII's beloved sister, Mary Tudor, Queen of France, was born at Richmond Palace. Find out all about her in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/Caoll3Fhv7s