Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUYK0BJZF3yNb2fw1EdAXUQ/join Our whole series on the life of Elizabeth I can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEbAHi3fZpuFaAsQDMs5LbBQmVIMTbQZD Part 1 of our series on the life of Elizabeth I, covering the rise and fall of Anne Boleyn, can be found here: https://youtu.be/vFU2eQn0S3w Why did Elizabeth I’s brother, Henry VIII’s heir, Edward VI, choose his cousin Jane Grey to succeed him, rather than either of his wily Tudor sisters? Later, how did Elizabeth survive the reign of her once dear Catholic sister, “Bloody Mary”, given Mary’s growing resentment? And, while imprisoned in the Tower of London, how did Elizabeth avoid the same bloody fate as her beheaded mother, Anne Boleyn…? Join Tom and Dominic as they recount the course of Elizabeth I’s dangerous early life, as she outfaced her rivals following Edward VI’s death, witnessed the execution of the young Jane Grey, and survived the reign of her sister and rival, Mary Tudor… Hive. Know your power. Visit https://hivehome.com to find out more. Learn more at https://www.uber.com/onourway Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Social channels: https://www.instagram.com/theresthistory/ https://www.tiktok.com/@theresthistory https://x.com/TheRestHistory https://bsky.app/profile/theresthistory.bsky.social https://www.threads.com/@theresthistory Video Editor: Jack Meek Social Producer: Harry Balden Assistant Producer: Aaliyah Akude Producer: Tabby Syrett Senior Producer: Theo Young-Smith Executive Producer: Dom Johnson 00:00 Intro 00:38 Hive 02:06 Fox’s Book of Martyrs & the making of “Bloody Mary” 05:27 Edward VI’s death & Lady Jane Grey’s failed succession 16:05 Is Mary really “Bloody Mary”? 23:00 Mary’s Spanish marriage to Philip & fears of foreign domination 29:19 Elizabeth retreats to Hatfield as plots gather 30:54 Wyatt’s Rebellion & Mary’s Guildhall “Tilbury moment” 36:22 Ordered to the Tower: echoes of Anne Boleyn 37:58 Uber 38:37 Elizabeth’s delaying tactics 43:47 Release from the Tower & grim captivity at Woodstock 53:39 Foreign policy, loss of Calais & rebuilding the navy 1:01:05 William Cecil’s rise & survival under Mary 1:03:03 Mary’s phantom pregnancies & the tragedy of no heir 1:05:02 Elizabeth prepares to enter the stage...