August 13 - A proxy wedding for Princess Mary Tudor




Tudor History with Claire Ridgway show

Summary: On this day in history, 13th August 1514, Princess Mary Tudor, youngest surviving daughter of the late King Henry VII and sister of King Henry VIII, married King Louis XII of France by proxy. In today's talk, Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society, shares details of the ceremony, and what everyone was wearing, and explains the symbolic consummation. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:https://youtu.be/zhbhHbNHF1E