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“Bloody Mary”

“Bloody Mary”. Mary I of England - Mary Tudor An interview. Mary Tudor , 18 February 1516 – 17 November 1558. Father: Henry VIII Mother: Catherine of Aragon. Siblings: Half-sister, Elizabeth I (Mother: Anne Boleyn) Half-brother, Edward VI (Mother: Jane Seymour)

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“Bloody Mary”

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  1. “Bloody Mary” Mary I of England - Mary Tudor An interview

  2. Mary Tudor, 18 February 1516 – 17 November 1558 • Father: Henry VIII Mother: Catherine of Aragon. • Siblings: • Half-sister, Elizabeth I (Mother: Anne Boleyn) • Half-brother, Edward VI (Mother: Jane Seymour) • During the years before her accession Mary and her sister Elizabeth were bastardised and reinstated several times. • Henry VIII also had a couple of illegitimate children, of which Henry FitzRoy is the only acknowledged one.

  3. Mary was married to King Philip II of Spain for mostly political, religious and family reasons. However, she did truly love him. • So much in fact, and with such a strong desire to get heirs that she got two fake pregnancies. • People disagreed with the marriage. • Rebellions rose under leadership of Thomas Wyatt the younger. • Mary dealt with this man and his closest lieutenants by executing them.

  4. Both Henry VIII and Elizabeth I are probably the best knownTudors, bothforgoodand bad reasons.

  5. Elizabeth I did make queen, accessending the throne in 1558, after Mary died. • While Mary didrevoked the Act of Parliamentthat made Elizabeth I anillegitimatechild, Elizabeth I never revoked the Act on Mary.

  6. Upon Henry VIII’sdivorcefrom Catherine of Aragon, Mary was made illegitimate. • Henry VIII married Anne Boleyn, who he later executed. After her mother’sdeath, Elizabeth I was made illegitimatetoo.

  7. After Henry VIII’sdeath his onlyson Edward VI ascended the throne. The boy was just 9 yearsoldthen. • At age 15 Edward died. • Lady Jane Greybrieflyascended the throne, but Mary marched up to London andclaimed the throne as her own, supportedby the people (mainlyfollowers of Catherine of Aragon).

  8. Legacies: • Henry VIII is well-known for the English Reformation, severing the English Church from Rome. • Edward VI reformed the country to Protestantism. • Mary I reformed the country to Catholicism, actually persecuting Protestants.

  9. The persecution of the Protestants: • Ifyoudidnot conform toCatholicismyouwerepersecuted. • Eithertheyfled the country (exile) or it was ‘OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!’. • Theydidn’tactuallyloosetheirheads, • Theywereburnedat the stake.

  10. True Fact!

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