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Mary I (18 February 1516 – 17 November 1558), also known as Mary Tudor, and as " Bloody Mary " by her Protestant opponents, was Queen of England and Ireland from July 1553 and Queen of Spain and the Habsburg dominions as the wife of King Philip II from January 1556 until her death in 1558. She is best known for her vigorous attempt to reverse ...
Jun 18, 2024 · Mary I (born February 18, 1516, Greenwich, near London, England—died November 17, 1558, London) was the first queen to rule England (1553–58) in her own right. She was known as Bloody Mary for her persecution of Protestants in a vain attempt to restore Roman Catholicism in England.
- Mary was the daughter of King Henry VIII and his first wife, the Spanish-born princess Catherine of Aragon. Henry separated from Catherine in 1531...
- Mary’s early years were spent as a diplomatic tool of her father, as she was promised as a wife to several potential allies. After Henry married An...
- After the death of Edward VI, Henry’s only surviving male heir, Mary became queen of England. A devoted Roman Catholic, she attempted to restore Ca...
- Mary had a fragile constitution and suffered a series of illnesses throughout her life. She also had at least two false pregnancies, the last of wh...
Nov 9, 2009 · Learn about the life and reign of Mary I, the only surviving child of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. She restored Catholicism in England, married a Spanish prince and earned her nickname by persecuting Protestants.
Learn about the life and reign of Mary I, who ruled England from 1553 to 1558. She was the daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, and the only surviving child of the Tudor dynasty.
Jun 28, 2017 · Learn about the life and reign of Mary I, the first Queen Regnant of England, who restored Catholicism and married Philip of Spain. Find out how her policies, marriage and death shaped her legacy and that of her half-sister Elizabeth.
Mary I (18 February 1516 – 17 November 1558), also known as Mary Tudor of Greenwich, was Queen regnant of England and Ireland from 19 July 1553 until her death. She was the oldest daughter of Henry VIII , and the only child of Catherine of Aragon who survived childhood.
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May 6, 2020 · Mary, then aged 37 and against all the odds, was crowned Queen regnant in Westminster Abbey and so became Mary I of England on 1 October 1553 CE. Reversing the Reformation Mary was the popular people's choice, how strange, then, that she became known as a despot and 'Bloody Mary.'
