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Queen Mary Tudor was a very interesting queen. her life wasn't very normal growing up with a messed up dad. when she was queen she killed thousands of people hence why she's called bloody Mary. she then later died of breast cancer in 1558

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Mary I ruled England from 1553 to 1558. She was a devout Roman Catholic and turned the country away from the Protestant religion that her father, Henry VIII, had introduced....

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Mary was king henry the 8ths first born child she was technically the heir to the royal throne. though her parents divorce made it hard for her to become queen, by blood she became the first queen regent. it was hard growing up being such a catholic believer when her dad started the protestant church. when she became queen she tried to convert almost everyone to Catholicism and killed the ones who didn't want to convert.

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Queen Mary I – Reign of Fire and Faith - Old Royal Naval College

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ORNC Queen Mary I – Reign of Fire and Faith

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to king Henry, Mary was a disgrace to him. because she was born a girl instead of a boy. henry was very persistent of having a male heir, but it didn't happen with his first born. when she was 37 she knew she needed and heir to the throne so she arranged to marry a young man. but she did not end up having kids. leaving the throne to her half sister queen Elizabeth the 1st

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Mary faced challenges of people trying to take her throne, a rebellion of the protestant church which caused her to convert people to Catholicism and murdered people who didn't want to convert. she had a whole war to face and many finance problems

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The five years of the reign of Mary I (1553-8) have been deeply controversial. To some historians - and, perhaps, to the general public - Mary's rule was marked by poor leadership, disastrous financial and military policy, and, above all, religious bigotry and persecution. More recently, however, this period has undergone a major reinterpretation, with some historians arguing that the achievements of this queen have been significantly underestimated.

This course will examine these claims, allowing students to develop their knowledge and their own interpretations of this contested historical period. We will begin with an overview of the reign, and of the many interpretations of it. From this, students will gain the knowledge needed for the next three sessions, each of which will examine one particular aspect of the reign in depth.

The first will address the strength of Mary's leadership and governance. Mary had a difficult route to the throne, with men surrounding her younger brother, Edward VI, attempting to wrest the queenship from her. Once queen, she then had to deal with a number of issues: governance, war, finance and rebellion, among others. In this session, we will examine how well the Marian regime rose to these challenges.

In the next session we'll consider probably the single most controversial aspect of Mary's reign: her religious policies. Mary's determination to reverse the evangelical reformation, that had taken place under her father and brother, and to return England to the Roman Catholic Church and faith, was her single greatest priority. It also drove and (to her) justified the most famous aspect of her reign: the persecution and execution of English Protestants.

The fourth session will address another aspect of Mary's reign that has garnered increasing attention in recent years: Mary's status as England's first queen regnant. By examining contemporary ideas surrounding female rule, students will gain a greater understanding of the challenges that Mary's gender posed for her rule - and of the legacy that she left for her younger sister, England's next queen, Elizabeth I.

In the final session, we'll return to that question of Mary's contested reputation, considering why - and to what ends - the idea of 'Bloody Mary' developed. This will allow students to balance competing historical views with their own opinions, informed by the in-depth study of the earlier sessions. Throughout the course, there will be a strong emphasis on contemporary sources - both written and visual.

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Bloody Mary? The reign and reputation of Mary I

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The five years of the reign of Mary I (1553-8) have been deeply controversial. To some historians - and, perhaps, to the general public - Mary's rule was marked by poor leadership, disastrous financial and military policy, and, above all, religious bigotry and persecution.

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Mary’s accession had changed the rules of the game, and the nature of this new feminized politics was yet to be defined, yet in many respects Mary proved more than equal to the task. Decisions over the details of the practice and power of a queen regnant became precedents for the future. In April 1554 Mary’s parliament passed the Act for Regal Power, which enshrined in law that queens held power as fully, wholly and absolutely’ as their male predecessors, thereby establishing the gender free authority of the crown.

Mary also restructured the economy and reorganized the military, rebuilt the navy and successfully managed her parliament. By securing the throne, Mary ensured that the crown continued along the legal line of Tudor succession.