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Jan 31, 2015 · Charles Brandon, duke of Suffolk and Princess Mary Tudor. Charles Brandon, duke of Suffolk, was Henry VIII’s closest friend. Brandon’s father was Henry VII ‘s standard-bearer at the Battle of Bosworth Field and died defending the future king. Henry VII repaid his loyalty by educating young Charles with his own children, and from the ...
Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk. Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk ( c. 1484 – 22 August 1545) was an English military leader and courtier. Through his third wife, Mary Tudor, he was brother-in-law to King Henry VIII .
Jan 14, 2016 · The Marriage of Charles Brandon and Mary Tudor by Sarah Bryson. On 14th January 1515, Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, was sent to France under orders from Henry VIII to bring back Henry's sister, the newly widowed Mary Tudor. Brandon would see to Mary's safe return, but she would not be a widow on her return but, instead, a newly married woman.
Charles was just two years older than Henry VII's eldest child, Prince Arthur, but when Arthur married the Spanish princess, Catherine of Aragon, in 1502, Charles did not join them at Ludlow Castle. Instead, he stayed in London and got to know Arthur's younger brother, Henry, Duke of York.
Nov 8, 2020 · Season 2 of The Spanish Princess shows Princess Mary Tudor's secret romance and marriage to Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk. Mary was initially married to the much older King Louis XII of France, and was permitted to choose her second husband. This is what you need to know about Mary and Charles's secret romance, and its consequences. The ...
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See also: The Tudors Cast | The Tudors Episode Guide. <<Back to The Tudors Characters. Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk as played by Henry Cavill. born c. 1484 - died August 22, 1545. Character's backstory: His father was William Brandon, Henry VII's standard bearer at Bosworth Field in 1485 and was reportedly killed by Richard III himself.
Jan 19, 2021 · The character of Margaret Tudor in The Tudors was loosely based on Mary, though named for her sister. In The Tudors, Margaret marries the significantly older King of Portugal only to murder him and secretly marry her lover, Charles Brandon. The only real consistency between the show and history is that Henry’s sister did marry his best friend ...
