Research Paper On Mary 1

Mary Tudor or Queen Mary I of England was infamously known as Bloody Mary. While many believe Bloody Mary was an evil monster, others believe she was a great queen because of her many accomplishments. Mary was actually a good devoted Catholic others still to this day believe she was an evil woman, but with these interesting facts it will be determined that Mary was a good queen.
Mary Tudor of England, Born on February 18, 1516, was always a precious lady.(Gairdner) According to the article “Queen Mary”: “Mary wanted to restore the catholic faith, and reunite England with Rome.” Queen Mary I was quite successful, she managed to rearrange “the royal household, and it was thought right to give Mary an establishment of her own along with a council

Mary was the daughter of King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, (Master) “Mary I Queen of England” states that Mary was “the only child born to Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon to survive childhood.” Mary grew up as the center of attention for many many years and had a very good childhood as the young princess. although her childhood was good, her parents did get a divorce declaring her as a bastard child, taking away her royal title as princess. That didn't stop her though, she did restore her title and became the first queen of inheritance ever. (Master) Protestant propaganda has slandered the name of Mary, giving her the terrifying and misleading nickname “Bloody Mary”. Mary I was only responsible for the burning of 284 heretics in private during her reign. (Doe) Although her father, Henry VIII was responsible for 72,000 public executions, two of which were his wives. (Ghost Myth) The wives were executed if they did not born Henry a son. Most people argue that she was “bloody” for killing protestants for her own religious reasons but that is all that people argue. Many believe killing for religious reasons makes it that much worse than just killing enemies, rebels, those who threaten the throne, or wives who can not bear a son.(Loach) But isn't all killing bad? Mary infact only killed approximately 57 protestants a year for a 5 year time period.

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