TUDOR TRIVIA
During Elizabeth I's reign, one in four girls born in England were named after the queen!

King James I of England was the first English monarch to have more than one name.
His full name was Charles James Stuart.  The 'Charles' was in honor of Prince Charles of France, who was Mary queen of Scots's brother-in-law during her brief marriage to King Francis.
Before this, all English monarchs were simply baptized 'Henry' or 'Elizabeth'.  In the twentieth century, we witnessed how much that tradition has changed - I think Prince Charles has two or three middle names.



What else was happening in the world while the Tudors ruled England?

nifty bits of information

The night before Catherine Howard was executed, she requested that the chopping block which was to be used for her beheading be brought to her room in the Tower of London. She spent the night practicing putting her head on the block so that there would be a clean cut on the first try and she would die a dignified death. submitted by Lori Hlucky


The first ballet de cour (not in the modern form) was preformed at the wedding of Mary Queen of Scots and Francis the Dauphin in 1558. The ballet de cour was costly entertainment cosisting of vocal/instrumental music, spoken dialogue, pantomime, dancing and mechanical effects. All dancers wore masks, and the people at the party participated. Most principal roles were played by men and some women had minor parts. submitted by Alanna


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to Tudor England

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