Bloody Mary I

Queen Mary I, first queen of england.

Music by Paul Cantelon from The Other Boleyn Girl.

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[ChargersLuver19]

Mary didn't dedicate her reign to persecuting Protestants. While the Marion Persecutions did happen, Mary also was rebuilding England's economy depleted by her Father, Mary also opened new trade routes by sea for England. Mary opened trade relations with Russia, she was the first English monarch to do so. Mary also began a new, more progressive coining system and gave grants to many colleges all over England.

Her marriage to Phillip of Spain would provide England with it's own Armada.

[Gabbycrts]

First of all,history should not call Mary,"Bloody Mary".That is unfair.Nobody calls Elizabeth,"Bloody Elizabeth".Mary had protestants killed,and Elizabeth had Catholics killed.What's the difference?

Considering all that Mary went through,she did the best she could,and the best of her abilities.Her childhood scars carried over into adulthood,and later into her 5 yr reign.She was a scarred woman!I think the word bloody is more fitting for her bastard father.

[faeryquene]

@Gabbycrts ITA with your entire post.

[Togetherness8]

I think that Queen Mary's great cruelty in having "heretics" burned alive at the stake was because she was "brainwashed" by fear-based religious teachings that convinced her that she, and her subjects, would burn in hell forever and experience unending torment if "heresy" were not eradicated. Fear and hate based indoctrination makes cruel monsters of people who would otherwise be compassionate good souls, such as Mary. Too bad she did not understand that God is love & freedom, not fear % control

[faeryquene]

@Gabbycrts ITA.

[kieran196]

Queen Mary is so sadly misunderstood. I read a book about her a couple of months ago it opend my eyes to her I liked what I read & I like her.

[Geddajunior]

The Tudors and Stuarts were all bloody .....more people were killed in their reigns through civil wars etc than prob all the other kings together.

[Poldark3]

@ChargersLuver19 Very well said!

[ligreekguy]

Poor Mary.



[UnshackledWoman]

I agree...that Mary had brutal tactics but she went through HELL to have the crown finally placed on her head. And I really can't blame her for the way she turned out...

[anaofaragon]

Can you totally BLAME the poor woman for that? She never go to see her mother ever again or see her mother as she was dying, that wicked Boleyn woman forcing her to give up her rights as a princess and daughter to the king and become a maid to her little sister, unwanted and half the time unloved for years! Can you HONESTLY say you could come out okay after all those years of sadness and neglect? She didn't do alot of nice things, yes, but I think there is more to her than what you see 1st hand.

[TheMrGobble]

I read many many history books. I know about Mary Tudor. Have many biographies. She was mentally insecure.