Lady Mary Grey The Unfortunate Sister

[@sweethistortea]

I always felt bad for the Grey girls. They really were pawns of their time, and their lives were cut short due to other peoples selfishness.

[@jewel65]

Agreed!

[@einezcrespo2107]

The Grey Sisters were victims of circumstance and of their parents ambitions. You can't help feeling sad for them but Mary Grey survived the harshness of her situation. Even though Elizabeth I detested the Greys because they are a threat to her she did find a degree of respect for Mary for not making any claims to her crown and thought her less a threat than her elder sister Katharine.

[@kille7543]

Hats of to the graphic designer. Those pictures were SO beautiful! ❤

[@HistoryRoadshow]

That'll be me then! Thanks 😊

[@trishphillips-johnson2500]

Amazing story! Queen Elizabeth was quite cruel to people in her service. She did not hesitate to try to destroy them if they did something she did approve of, not to mention she had a nasty temper.

[@Ashley-vs8nu]

I've been fascinated with "Gloriana" since I was little. Yet, the older I get, the less "glorious" she becomes. Times were different but this woman had unbelievable PR. History is written by the victors.

[@trishphillips-johnson2500]

@@Ashley-vs8nu the older we get the wiser we get. She was a user of people and tried to destroy anyone who didn’t do exactly what she wanted. I believe she was jealous of women who found love and got married. But she could have married Robert Dudley but chose not to. She was afraid of losing her power.

[@HistoryRoadshow]

A typical Tudor tale. Thanks as always Trish 😊

[@diamondtiara84]

It's not surprising Elizabeth had a cruel streak; she took after her father.

[@TeresaEliz]

@@trishphillips-johnson2500 - I completely agree about Elizabeth I. I think she was cruel, bad tempered, jealous, petty, and not a great Queen at all. A lot like both Henry VIII and Anne Boylen

[@dawni5365]

This story haunts me bc I feel Mary was treated unfairly

[@taestyinbusan3163]

I would love a video on Lettice Knollys, Elizabeth's cousin and rival for Robert Dudley, the Queen's favorite courtier, and rumored lover.

[@joiedevivre2005]

Maybe one on Lettice's sister Anne Knollys also? She married Thomas West- Baron De La Warr (my ancestor) & 3 of her sons were the first governors of the colony of Virginia - including her son Thomas who inherited the De La Warr title after his father's death & for whom the US state of Delaware is named.

[@taestyinbusan3163]

@@joiedevivre2005 How interesting! I just had an ancestry report done and found out my ancestors were from London! That explains my lifelong fascination with English history.

[@christinerobbins9376]

Wasn't Lettice Knollys the granddaughter of Mary Boleyn? That always adds another layer to the many reasons that I think the jealousy was so thick between her and Elizabeth. The WORST thing she could've done was marry Dudley. She had to know that. So, did she do it out of spite? Or did Lettice truly love him?

[@AndriaBieberDesigns]

Yes!!!

[@LiamDeeley]

It ended badly for every couple that married with out the monarch’s permission. I wonder why people keep doing it? Great video!

[@ladyagnes7781]

I. can't understand why they would think they could keep it a secret. Before birth control that would only stay quiet for so long, in most cases.

[@Rose-jz6ix]

Love, lust & the shortness of life. Or should I write LUST, all those rules of flattery of court than a little too serious, strapping lusty men whispering of a life that will not come.

[@selmahare]

Because monarchs shouldn’t have that kind of power (and in fact any power what so ever) over anyone?! Duh?! 🤦🏽‍♀️😵‍💫 What a stupid comment!

[@HistoryRoadshow]

It's quite amazing the risks these people took, maybe they thought nothing would come of their unions! Thanks Liam 😊

[@dianeshelton9592]

Elizabeth never agreed to marriages so they had no choice but Togo behind her back and hope for the best when she found out.

[@LostInSpace175]

Poor Mary, treated so unfairly! Great video btw

[@HistoryRoadshow]

Thank you 😊

[@taestyinbusan3163]

Lady Mary's story was told beautifully by Phillipa Gregory in "The Last Tudor". And I love your videos! Thank you! 💜

[@HistoryRoadshow]

Appreciate you watching, thank you 😊

[@littleogeechee223]

Oh, I loved that book! I fell in love with poor little Mary.

[@taestyinbusan3163]

@@littleogeechee223 Me too. That whole series of books are top notch.

[@KCohere33]

I just started on that series through Audible. I’m on the White Princess now. They’re certainly very entertaining.

[@ambreeniram2268]

Queen Elizabeth was quite harsh with all her surviving relatives like Mary Queen of Scots, Lettice Knollys and Mary Grey.

[@HistoryRoadshow]

She ruled and could do anything she wanted. Different times Ambreen 😊

[@laurielovett8849]

That's why Elizabeth1 was such a great Queen you had to be tough to succeed as a woman in those days,that's shy Henry8 thought it so critical to have a male heir,he didn't want another" war of the Roses that decimated all the noble families of England.

[@noorgonzalez1076]

@@HistoryRoadshow 😮😢? Matthew 24

[@altinaykor364]

oh please, Elizabeth didn't mind Mary at all, until she joined conspiracy against her

[@Anita-rq9ev]

She had a short and unhappy life, very sad. Back in those days life was in general hard for many women. This was very interesting, thank you 😊

[@HistoryRoadshow]

Thank you Anita, you're very kind and generous, means a lot 😊

[@Anita-rq9ev]

@@HistoryRoadshow I have to thank you for all your hard work 🙏

[@dianacooper-havlik4115]

Great story! I did t know much about her!

[@anamariecameron7874]

sadly she was not ever loved by anyone

[@nancydailey1410]

Beautifully illustrated!

[@patricialong5767]

Poor Lady Mary Grey, she never had a chance! :((

[@simon112]

Thank you as always Jon, lady Mary faced hardship and tragedy in her life, but she strong willed and such spirit which nothing could destroy. 😊👍

[@HistoryRoadshow]

Thanks Simon 😊

[@keepitsimple4629]

another excellent video, as always!!!!!

[@karenlittle3339]

Another brilliant story

[@noreenclark2568]

Thanks for the history of Mary Grey. Interesting content

[@HistoryRoadshow]

Pleasure Noreen, thanks 😊

[@usmale49]

Great video! Very informative and entertaining!! I just subscribed! Thank you for sharing! 😊

[@funnytime13]

Good afternoon Jon and once again thankyou!

[@HistoryRoadshow]

Welcome Cheryl, hope you're feeling better. Thanks for watching 😊

[@kevinbergin9971]

The expressions on her face, after you mention something went wrong in her life, are hysterical.

[@catherinepositano8544]

Another great video!...Thankyou so much Jon!🇦🇺

[@ElleHistory]

Brilliant video as always, Jon!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@HistoryRoadshow]

Thank you Elle, really glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@lorettablakeman3335]

She must have been so very brave to cross Queen Elizabeth 1 that way!!

[@bjetkabathory5185]

Either brave, or stupid.

[@selmahare]

If I had been married off to some old gizzer against my will, I would have also tried my luck.

[@HistoryRoadshow]

Probably thought she could get away with it! We'll never know. Thanks Loretta 😊

[@noorgonzalez1076]

@@selmahare 😮🎉🎉

[@noorgonzalez1076]

@@HistoryRoadshow 🤔

[@susprime7018]

The Spanish ambassador was no gentleman, except in his own mind.

[@Chaicrimes]

This is excellent, I'd never heard of her.

[@HistoryRoadshow]

Thanks Chai 😊

[@erikasantoshafitness348]

I am really enjoying these beautiful animations 🙏🏻

[@alisonridout]

Great video Jon. Love the new graphics

[@HistoryRoadshow]

Glad you like them Ali, thanks as always 😊

[@selmahare]

The amount of idiotic comments that go along the lines of blaming the woman who didn’t wish to be married off, against her will, to an old gizzer, really make it very clear how the inhabitants of this troubled world have left their brains in the mud at some point. Never mind their souls, those seem to have never even factored to the equation to begin with. Long corrupted by their shadows those have been. Human stupidity never seizes to amaze.

[@N.A.S101]

They all died so young. Jane at 16. Katherine at 24 abd Mary at 33. Jane was executed, Katherine died in the tower of london and Mary died of the plague

[@saritgoren8283]

Can you please do a video about Lady Katherine Grey?

[@HistoryRoadshow]

She's on the list! Thanks Sarit 😊

[@hotoneinspai]

Its rather surprising that Queen Elizabeth l herself a pawn in the early days, didn't see how the girls had been used as pawns and have more sympathy...Your video doesn't explain how her financial circumstances came to be improved?

[@christyb2912]

The more details I learn about Elizabeth I, the more I dislike her ! Thank you for this story

[@HistoryRoadshow]

Thanks for watching Christy 😊

[@SALeppard]

Elizabeth Tudor was a nasty vicious evil woman who murdered her cousin and rightful Queen, Mary Queen Of Scots and her treatment of the other cousins, the Grey sisters Katherine and Mary Grey. Elizabeth was very much the illegitimate daughter of the harlot Anne Boleyn

[@jewel65]

Yeah, but she had a life of emotional turmoil. But money & power corrupt. So I see both good & bad. People are complicated.

[@SALeppard]

@@jewel65 all the more to treat others with kindness. ET was a vicious evil murderous who sent hundreds to their deaths and many were better people than she was. But she will pay for her crime on judgement day

[@joshuaowensjr8694]

Elizabeth had every right to be scared of them

[@borleyboo5613]

That portrait shown as being Frances and her new husband, Adrian Stokes is actually Mary Neville and her son, Gregory Fiennes. See Frances’ figure on her tomb in Westminster Abbey for an actual likeness of her. The portrait shown in this video is still often erroneously identified as her.

[@HistoryRoadshow]

I can't confirm or deny what you say. However, on the foot of the print, it does say, 'Frances Duchess of Suffolk and her husband Adrian Stokes Esq' it dates from 1748 by George Virtue. Appreciate the comment, thanks 😊

[@savagedarksider2147]

You can make A argument,all the greys had A unfortunate life. But what's funny, Jane would have been A better queen than Mary I.

[@HistoryRoadshow]

It's always the unknowns that make for great debate. Thanks Savage 😊

[@Ashley-vs8nu]

They thought Henry would be good too.🙃

[@melissavancleave8686]

Very interesting as always. Thank you.

[@vishnukanagalingam1991]

What an adventure her life was. I think her life was just as impressive as those of her sisters. Thank you for telling her story. I have been following your channel for sometime now and I must say that I appreciate how you present historical figures who are not much talked about on KZbin. Do you have any plans on doing a video about Sophia Magdalena of Denmark, Queen of Sweden? Thank you again.

[@HistoryRoadshow]

I'll add her to the list. Thanks 😊

[@vishnukanagalingam1991]

@@HistoryRoadshow Thank you very much.

[@rosielee5650]

There’s not enough books written about the greys x

[@HistoryRoadshow]

Write one Rosie? Thanks for watching 😊

[@rosielee5650]

@@HistoryRoadshow lol yeah right xx

[@wtfan8610]

Great job with this video! Loved every second!

[@HistoryRoadshow]

Thank you 😊

[@wandaholmes7125]

I hope Mary and Thomas met again on the other side.

[@williamandrews4251]

They really loved capital punishment in 1500s.Never hesitated it was done quickly and brutally.That is the one of the many problems with death by state.

[@donaldkeyes9799]

As a descendent of Thomas Keyes I must agree

[@williamandrews4251]

@donaldkeyes9799 l am a descendant of John Rogers the first Protestant minister burned at the stake during Queen Mary Tudors reign.

[@Ashley-vs8nu]

People really enjoyed playing dice with their lives over marriage💀

[@selmahare]

Yes, by all means do blame the woman who didn’t wish to be married off to an old gizzer against her will.

[@HistoryRoadshow]

Mind boggling really! Thanks Ashley 😊

[@Witchy1976]

So basically, Mary Grey's mother was Henry VIII's niece because she was the daughter of his sister, Mary Tudor, and one of her older sisters, Lady Jane Grey, was Henry's great-niece and wife who was executed. Why am I even shocked that Henry wed his own great-niece (Jane)? Its what the rotals gave always done, right up to the late Queen Elizabeth II, whose husband, Prince Phillip, was her cousin, I believe, from her mother's side of the family.

[@pedanticradiator1491]

Henry VIII did not marry his great neice Jane Grey. Jane was only around 9 or 10 when Henry died. Jane was married at 16ish to Lord Guildford Dudley who were both executed on the orders of Queen Mary I. Elizabeth II and Prince Philip were related but on her fathers side of the family. They were 3rd cousins in the British Royal Family being both great great grandchildren of Queen Victoria they were also 2nd cousins once removed in the Danish Royal family. Do some research before posting

[@jacquelinebell6201]

Henry was married to Jane Seymour. She was the mother of Edward. She died after birthing Edward.

[@marciaspiegel5280]

One can only be grateful we live now when the Tudors are gone. Terrible family that produced one real rose, Elizabeth. As an American, I can honestly say our independence was a great idea. Freedom from all these people is good.

[@mediocremaiden8883]

Was she a little person? I only ask because of the Phillippa Gregory Book Edit: I should really learn to watch the whole video before commenting lol Bravo on an awesome video my new fave 👏 channel

[@HistoryRoadshow]

Appreciate you watching thank you 😊

[@mediocremaiden8883]

@History Roadshow Apart from their illustrious cousins, people forget about the last 2 Tudor Princesses (Well, Protestant and eligible for the Crown last Tudor Princesses) Apart from 'The 9 Days Queen' there's not a lot. Thank you for giving shoutouts and doing videos about women who played a quieter role in History's Unsung Heroines.

[@HistoryRoadshow]

My pleasure 😊

[@anamariecameron7874]

💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔

[@nemumami]

I wonder which ai they use for the thumbnails :DD

[@sarapanzarella97]

Have liked this channel for awhile / and appreciate the calming voice used (I have tinnutus and use videos and podcasts to fall asleep). However, not a fan of the AI graphics - at all, find them creepy and fake.

[@ladyagnes7781]

How can both her father and her grandfather be the first Duke of Suffolk?

[@pedanticradiator1491]

The title Duke of Suffolk has been created 3 times once for De La Pole family, then the Brandon's (Mary Tudors husbands family) and finally the Grey family

[@nancyM1313]

💓⚘

[@donaldkeyes9799]

I am a direct descendent of Thomas Keyes and still carry the Keyes name and have the suspension that they may have had a secret kid witch led me to watch this video, it left out alot of Thomas's life bit very good 👍. I must say his offspring our still giants and the reason that Thomas Keyes was executed was quoted to be because the bastard son of a Keyes could not be heir to the throne even though Tom was very respected

[@robertthomson1587]

A fairly minor figure of the Tudor period, really.