Age of Absolutism 2: Tudor England, 1485-1603
Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong
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Henry the Eighth's Daughter, Mary
There was no male heir to be found anywhere in sight after edward's death, so the next option should be his elder sister, mary. So this is where henry eighths different wives come into play, right? Edward was a thorough going protestant. His mother had been henry's third wife, jane seymour, a committed protestant. Mary, when it goes to marry, you revert back to a catholic right. And she returns the realm to catholicism. She also tries to realigne england's foreign policy and marries king philip the second of spain.
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