Sep 6, 2026 · 26 min · 12 segments
Season 5 kicks off with Mary's coronation, Elizabeth's arrest, and we meet Mary's future husband, Philip of Spain. Please consider supporting this podcast on Patreon at…
Kate TaylorHost
Regardless of what you may think about divine intervention, we can't deny that Mary, the daughter of Henry VIII, and the extremely regal Catherine of Aragon, had waited her whole life to be queen, and she did feel that it was ordained by God.
And at Westminster Abbey, a stage had been constructed and banners had been hung.
Because remember, we've talked about this a jillion times, but way back in 1533, when Henry declared Mary regnant, illegitimate, and he pulled her out of the line of succession.
I mean, okay, yeah, yeah, he put her back in in 1543, but he never reinstated Mary's legitimacy or her half-sister Elizabeth's either, for that matter.
Yeah, so it was going to be a bit of a kerfuffle to see how it was all going to play out.
Now, coronations historically had relied on two things, the Libra Regalis and the little devices.
The Libra Regalis, or the royal book, is designed to help people organize and run a coronation.
This manuscript was created in 1382, and coronations have been taking place at Westminster Abbey since 1066 AD.
Details of coronations, obviously, have changed over the years, but the basic running order of this Christian ceremony remains the same as explained in the Liber Regalis.
But if you can't visit Westminster Abbey, if you go to their website, you can see it on their website.
The little devices were practical, kind of like little guidebooks that were first used for the coronation of Richard III.
Regardless of what you may think about divine intervention, we can't deny that Mary, the daughter of Henry VIII, and the extremely regal Catherine of Aragon, had waited her whole life to be queen, and she did feel that it was ordained by God.
And at Westminster Abbey, a stage had been constructed and banners had been hung.
Because remember, we've talked about this a jillion times, but way back in 1533, when Henry declared Mary regnant, illegitimate, and he pulled her out of the line of succession.
I mean, okay, yeah, yeah, he put her back in in 1543, but he never reinstated Mary's legitimacy or her half-sister Elizabeth's either, for that matter.
Yeah, so it was going to be a bit of a kerfuffle to see how it was all going to play out.
Now, coronations historically had relied on two things, the Libra Regalis and the little devices.
The Libra Regalis, or the royal book, is designed to help people organize and run a coronation.
This manuscript was created in 1382, and coronations have been taking place at Westminster Abbey since 1066 AD.
Details of coronations, obviously, have changed over the years, but the basic running order of this Christian ceremony remains the same as explained in the Liber Regalis.
But if you can't visit Westminster Abbey, if you go to their website, you can see it on their website.
The little devices were practical, kind of like little guidebooks that were first used for the coronation of Richard III.
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