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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.
- July 1553 –, 17 November 1558
- Catherine of Aragon
Mar 29, 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.
- Who were Mary I’s parents?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...
- What was Mary I’s childhood like?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...
- How did Mary I become famous?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...
- How did Mary I die?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 · Hulton Archive/Getty Images. England’s first female monarch, Mary I (1516-1558) ruled for just five years. The only surviving child of Henry VIII and his first wife, Catherine of Aragon,...
May 6, 2020 · Mary I of England reigned as queen from 1553 to 1558 CE. The eldest daughter of Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547 CE) with Catherine of Aragon (1485-1536 CE), she restored Catholicism in England while her persecution of Protestants led to her nickname 'Bloody Mary'. Mary's marriage to Philip of Catholic Spain set her own kingdom against her.
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Mary I (r.1553-1558) Mary I was the first Queen Regnant (that is, a queen reigning in her own right rather than a queen through marriage to a king). Courageous and stubborn, her character was moulded by her early years. An Act of Parliament in 1533 had declared her illegitimate and removed her from the succession to the throne (she was ...
Jan 31, 2015 · Mary I was the first Queen of England to be crowned in her own right. Mary Tudor was born on February 18, 1516, at the Palace of Placentia. She was the daughter of King Henry VIII and his first wife, Catherine of Aragon. Mary was a devout Catholic and spent much of her early life in the care of her grandmother, Margaret Beaufort.
Mary I, or Mary Tudor, (born Feb. 18, 1516, Greenwich, near London, Eng.—died Nov. 17, 1558, London), Queen of England (1553–58). The daughter of King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, she was declared illegitimate after Henry’s divorce and new marriage to Anne Boleyn (1533).
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