Wedding of Mary I of England and Philip of Spain: Difference between revisions
==Dancing at Wolvesey Castle==
==Dancing at Wolvesey Castle==
After the wedding, the royal couple dined in the Bishop’s Palace, Wolvesey Castle.John Strype, ”Ecclesiastical Memorials”, vol. 3 (London, 1721), p. 130. There was a tall buffet or cupboard displaying 120 pieces of gold and silver plate. Mary on Philip sat on a raised dais under a canopy. On the right side of the hall there was a table for lords and gentlemen, ladies and gentlewomen sat on the left side.Himsworth (1962), p. 99. Muñoz says the diners were Spanish, English, German, Hungarian, Bohemian, Polish, Flemish, Italian and Irish, and there was an [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Indian]], ”hasta un seňor indiano, porque hubiese indio”.Hilton (1938), p. 58: ”Viaje” (1877), p.75. After the meal the Spanish guests chatted with the ladies in such Latin as they could muster. They had brought [[perfumed gloves]] as gifts but the language barrier hindered the customary formalities of gift giving.Himsworth (1962), p. 87: Martin A. S. Hume, ‘The Visit of Philip II’, ”The English Historical Review”, 7:26 (April 1892), p. 274.
After the wedding, the royal couple dined in the Bishop’s Palace, Wolvesey Castle.John Strype, ”Ecclesiastical Memorials”, vol. 3 (London, 1721), p. 130. There was a tall buffet or cupboard displaying 120 pieces of gold and silver plate. Mary on Philip sat on a raised dais under a canopy. On the right side of the hall there was a table for lords and gentlemen, ladies and gentlewomen sat on the left side.Himsworth (1962), p. 99. Muñoz says the diners were Spanish, English, German, Hungarian, Bohemian, Polish, Flemish, Italian and Irish, and there was an [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Indian]], ”hasta un seňor indiano, porque hubiese indio”.Hilton (1938), p. 58: ”Viaje” (1877), p.75. After the meal the Spanish guests chatted with the ladies in such Latin as they could muster. They had brought [[perfumed gloves]] as gifts but the language barrier hindered the customary formalities of gift giving.Himsworth (1962), p. 87: Martin A. S. Hume, ‘The Visit of Philip II’, ”The English Historical Review”, 7:26 (April 1892), p. 274.
[[Edward Underhill]] wrote about his experience as a server at the meal. His presence at Winchester was questioned by the usher John Norris, and one of Mary’s valets, John Calverley, spoke in his favour.John Gough Nichols, ”Narratives of the Reformation” (London: Camden Society, 1859), pp. 169-171. Underhill said the Spanish lords were jealous of the dance moves of [[John Braye, 2nd Baron Braye|Lord Braye]] and [[Francis Carew (MP for Castle Rising)|Master Carew]].John Gough Nichols, ”The Chronicle of Queen Jane” (London: Camden Society, 1850), p. 170.Mary Jean Stone, [https://archive.org/details/cu31924027963259/page/328/mode/2up ”History of Mary I, Queen of England” (London, 1901), p. 328]
[[Edward Underhill]] wrote about his experience as a server at the meal. His presence at Winchester was questioned by the usher John Norris, and one of Mary’s valets, John Calverley, spoke in his favour.John Gough Nichols, ”Narratives of the Reformation” (London: Camden Society, 1859), pp. 169-171. Underhill said the Spanish lords were jealous of the dance moves of [[John Braye, 2nd Baron Braye|Lord Braye]] and [[Francis Carew (MP for Castle Rising)|Master Carew]].John Gough Nichols, ”The Chronicle of Queen Jane” (London: Camden Society, 1850), p. 170.Mary Jean Stone, [https://archive.org/details/cu31924027963259/page/328/mode/2up ”History of Mary I, Queen of England” (London, 1901), p. 328]
Marriage of Mary I of England and the future Philip II of Spain
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Mary I of England (1516–1558) and Philip of Spain (later Philip II; 1527–1598) married at Winchester Cathedral on Wednesday 25 July 1554.[2]
Making a marriage[edit]
There was some opposition in England to the new Queen marrying a foreign prince. A Spanish chronicle refers to the xenophobic beliefs of the English people, and Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, Bishop of Arras (who had obtained the oil used to anoint Mary at her coronation) wrote that the English would only accept the marriage with the greatest difficulty. Attitudes however were much more nuanced, especially in London and other centres of international trade hosting immigrant communities.[3] Opponents of the marriage plan among the privy counsellors and royal household included Robert Rochester, Francis Englefield, and Edward Waldegrave.[4]
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