. Two English queens and Philip. the yoke of the Papacy,which Henry VIII. had shaken off, the stifling of theReformation in Europe, and the reduction of Franceto a secondary place amongst the nations. Philip, inthe white satin suit the Queen had sent him and witha regal mantle of cloth of gold, led his dazzlingly cladbride up the lofty nave to an elevated platform in thecentre; and there Gardiner, with three attendantBishops, made them man and wife. To equalise theirrank, it was announced that the Viceroy Figueroa hadbrought formal instruments from the Emperor, resign-ing to his son the Kingdo
. Two English queens and Philip. the yoke of the Papacy,which Henry VIII. had shaken off, the stifling of theReformation in Europe, and the reduction of Franceto a secondary place amongst the nations. Philip, inthe white satin suit the Queen had sent him and witha regal mantle of cloth of gold, led his dazzlingly cladbride up the lofty nave to an elevated platform in thecentre; and there Gardiner, with three attendantBishops, made them man and wife. To equalise theirrank, it was announced that the Viceroy Figueroa hadbrought formal instruments from the Emperor, resign-ing to his son the Kingdoms of Naples and Jerusalem ;and this proclamation having been made, the Kingand Queen, with swords of state borne before them bythe Earls of Derby and Pembroke, descended to thehigh altar, followed by fifty ladies in cloth of gold,to hear Mass, during which, we are told, the Queennever removed her devout eyes from the crucifix. Rarely can a marriage have taken place promptedon both sides by such elevation of spirit as this. The. QUEEN MARY AT THE PERIOD OF HER MARRIAGE FROM THE PAINTING BY ANTONIO MOH IN THE PRADO MUSEUM THE MARRIAGE 8i objects In view may be condemned now, as they werecondemned by many at the time, but there is nogainsaying that, so far as Philip and Mary wereconcerned, they both believed they were makingprivate sacrifice for the public welfare. This feelingwas evident through the whole of the marriage negotia-tions and afterwards, especially in Philips case, until itwas seen that the plan had failed.^ It is true that thefamished heart of Mary grew to love her husband forhis own sake as time went on ; but she loved himfirst and best because he personified the force thatwas to make England Catholic, whilst she to himmeant the influence that was to enable him and hisHouse to wield the power of England against theirenemy., After the ceremony, the King and Queen walked inprocession through an immense crowd to the Bishopspalace, where in the great hall was laid the
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