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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 as the wife of King Philip II from January 1556 until her death in 1558.
I Am Mary Tudor (1971), Mary the Queen (1973), and Bloody Mary (1974) by Hilda Lewis. A trilogy focusing on Mary's life from the cradle to the grave. The books include a "psychological exploration of Mary's character", a sympathetic character who grows "increasingly paranoid and deluded" in her later years. Queen's Lady (1981) by Patricia Parkes.
Plaque in Maidstone, Kent, commemorating those burnt nearby. Protestants were executed in England under heresy laws during the reigns of Henry VIII (1509–1547) and Mary I (1553–1558), and in smaller numbers during the reigns of Edward VI (1547–1553), Elizabeth I (1558–1603), and James I (1603–1625).
Mary's jewels included, an "H and K" with a large emerald and a large pearl pendant, a gold whistle in the form of a mermaid, her torso enameled white and her tail of mother-of-pearl, with bracelets and "habiliments". [47] Mary received another whistle from the Jewel House on 3 December 1554 which was joined to a dragon set with emeralds. [48]
Jane Grey was queen for just nine days, from July 10, 1553, to July 19, 1553, leaving her with the apt nickname the “Nine-Day Queen.” Her tumultuous short reign and her reported love for ...
Bloody Mary: The Life of Mary Tudor (1978) Civilization and society in the West (1978) Josephine: A Life of the Empress (1980) Great Harry: The Extravagant Life of Henry Viii (1980) Royal Panoply: Brief Lives of the English Monarchs (1980) (Brief Lives of the English Monarchs (2007) The First Elizabeth (1983) Mistress Anne (1984)
Her first book, Mary Tudor: The First Queen was published in 2007. It was a biography of Queen Mary I of England presented a view of Mary as a decisive and clear-headed ruler, and a skilled political and diplomatic operator. [2] In 2010, her second book Katherine the Queen: The Remarkable Life of Katherine Parr was published. [3]
Speaking of blood, remember Queen “Bloody Mary”? Her counterpart is Mary Kincaid Canon, Sallie’s much older half sister, married to a glibly pious Episcopal priest and herself a devoted ...