Mary Tudor & Eustace Chapuys: The Secret Bond That Shaped Tudor England

[@ryanseager7347]

My great ect grandmother was Mary Tudor Henry sister ......I have to tell people at least once a day 😂😂

[@betttrbeth]

He was like a second father to her, I thought.

[@cindchan]

I love videos about Chapuys as he was a really interesting person! Sadly, I haven't found many.

[@mayach5092]

Recent novel by Alison Weir on Mary I has a lot on their relationships with Chapuys

[@sarawallace6696]

I think he just genuinely cared about Mary and Catherine. He strikes me as being a kind person.

[@alancumming6407]

Many thanks Heather, a very interesting episode.

[@marshaprice8226]

What dog?

[@mtngrl5859]

It's great that Mary had someone in her corner. Henry would have solved many of his issues if he had arranged for Mary when she was young to marry a suitable member of a royal household & let her have children who could inherit the throne.

[@cindchan]

True, the whole "male heirs of her body" thing. But I think Henry took it as a personal attack on his manhood that he didn't have a son of "his own body" until little Eddie came along.

[@mtngrl5859]

@@cindchan It's understandable wanting to have a male heir, but he still should have provided for Mary for at least dynastic reasons. It's always a good idea to have a plan B.

[@nightshadebrown7593]

The dog has no respect for its owner