Team Mary & Team Elizabeth: The sisters views on eachother

The sisters views on eachother Mary & Elizabeth had mixed views on eachother they as both had sisterly loyalty to eachother but then both defied eachother because of their religious practices and mothers.

Mary's view on Elizabeth

Source: http://home.earthlink.net/~elisale Information: Mary took an interest in the well being of Elizabeth upon her return to court. While Henry lavished attention on his son he neglected Elizabeth. The money needed to clothe and feed her and her household was lacking many a time and on some of these occasions Mary stepped in. She sent her gifts of cloth and pocket money. They spent the holidays together and Mary sent for Edward's minstrels to play for them.

Source: http://home.earthlink.net/~elisale Information: In the inventory books of Mary's jewelry there are her handwritten notes next to pieces that she gave to "my Lady Elizabeth's grace."

Elizabeth's view on Mary

Source: http://home.earthlink.net/~elisale Information: Elizabeth also sent Mary gifts of hosiery or small pieces of jewelry. They rode together and played at cards.Elizabeth was taught by Mary how to play the lute and virginals.(the last instrument,the preferred by Elizabeth)

Source: http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/ Information: Queen Elizabeth I gave great attention to Mary’s funeral at West­minster Abbey. A grand procession included on the coffin a life-size image of the Queen, an effigy still to be seen in the Abbey museum. The requiem mass was celebrated by John Feckenham, the Abbot of Westminster, where monastic life had been restored only in 1556.

Source: http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/aboutElizabeth.htm Information: As soon as she knew that Jane had been proclamed Queen, Elizabeth took her bed, saying she was far to ill to travel anywhere. During the nine days of Jane's Reign, Elizabeth had continued her pretense of illness. It was rumored that Councilors Dudley had sent to her, offering a large Bribe just if she would renounce her claim to the throne. Elizabeth refused, remarking, You must first make this agreement with my elder sister, during whose lifetime I have no claim or title to resign. " So she remained at her beloved Hatfield, deliberately avoiding a commitment one way or another. Once she heard the rising was over, however, she got up and prepared to ride to the Capital. If she did not show her Loyalty to Mary, her enemies would accuse her of setting herself as a Protestant rival claimant. Riding proudly at the head of an impressive entourage, Elizabeth reached London on 29 July with 2,000 mounted men wearing the green and white Tudor colors, to find that Mary had not yet arrived. The citizens turned out to shout their approval and the she passed she smiled and waved graciously to them. She had not been forgotten after all. She might have few friends at the new Queen's Court, but the ordinary people were offering her their goodwill, and that could be useful. She awaited Mary's official arrival into the city in Somerset House. On 31 Jul, Elizabeth with her attendant nobles run along the Strand and through the City to Colchester, the same path would take her sister. It was here she would receive her sister the queen. They had not seen each other for about five years. In an emotion charged atmosphere, everyone watched the Anne Boleyn's daughter moved forward to demonstrate her Loyalty to Catalina of Aragon's child. At Nineteen, Elizabeth towered over the tiny figure of the Queen. Mary was thirty-seven, and she looked older, tired and worn after all the excitement of the past weeks. Elizabeth knelt before her, Mary smiled, raised her up and embraced her. It seemed that they were to be friends. other folloed introduction, Elizabeth presenting her own retinue, and finally, when the procession moved off again, she was in the place of honor, immediatly behind the Queen Mary.

Quotes on eachother
Mary on Elizabeth	Elizabeth on Mary
"My sister Elizabeth is in good health and, thanks be to our Lord, such a child toward as I doubt not your highness shall have cause to rejoice of in time coming." -Mary wrote about Elizabeth to their father,Henry.	"Good Sister, though I have good cause to thank you for your oft sending to me, yet I have more occasion to render hearty thanks for your gentle writing, which how painful it is to you, I may well guess by myself; and you may well see by my writing so oft, how pleasant it is to me." -Princess Elizabeth's letter to her sister princess Mary
	"My lords, the law of nature moves me to sorrow for my sister..." -Queen Elizabeth in her speech in parlament in 1558, after queen Mary's death.