Summary: On this day in Tudor history, 9th October 1514, eighteen-year-old Mary Tudor, sister of Henry VIII and daughter of the late Henry VII, married fifty-two year-old King Louis XII of France at Abbeville in France. In today's talk, Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History", shares contemporary accounts of Mary's lavish entry into Abbeville on 8th October and the wedding on 9th October, including descriptions of Mary and her apparel. Of course, Mary wasn't married to Louis for long as he died on 1st January 1515. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/wYYJpU893lo You can find Claire at: https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com https://www.tudorsociety.com https://www.facebook.com/theanneboleynfiles/ https://www.facebook.com/tudorsociety/ https://twitter.com/AnneBoleynFiles https://twitter.com/thetudorsociety https://www.instagram.com/tudor.society/ https://www.instagram.com/anneboleynfiles/
