Mary 1 Queen of England

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Mary 1 was the daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. She was born February 18, 1516 (Mary 1). She was the only child out of to survive birth (Queen Bloody Mary). Mary 1 was known for many important aspects and dates in her lifetime. Queen Mary 1 was the Queen of England from July 19, 1553 until her death on November 17, 1558.
Henry VIII broke from the Roman Catholic Church because they wouldn’t allow him to divorce Mary’s mother. This upset Mary because it made people question her right to the throne. She was the second to the throne, first was her half brother Edward. Edward was substantially ill and weak. Therefore after his death although Mary was next to the throne her cousin, Jane Grey, was announced Queen. Jane Grey had many supporters yet Mary gained much public sympathy. This sympathy soon allowed Mary to the become Queen on July 19, 1553 (Queen Bloody Mary). This date will always be remembered throughout the age.
Many people wanted Queen Mary to act with caution to fix England back to her dream of Catholicism. Mary 1 was devoted to her religion. She was a Catholic, but while Edward was on the throne he was a Protestant. During his time Protestantism spread throughout the country and surrounding countries. Mary believed that “most English Protestants had been bullied into accepting the new religion and would revert to the old faith” now that a Catholic was back in the power (Slavicek 74). She wanted to change her land back to its rightful religion but she took her time. Mary thought that her people would go back to Catholicism in due time. The Parliament took out most of Edward’s Protestant laws and brought back the Latin mass. Also the Parliament stated that Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon marriage was vali...

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...er depression and she finally realized that she would not have a baby and would not be able to ever have kids. Mary’s health continued to get worse in 1558. She died on November 17, 1558 at St. James Palace in London from cancer in the ovaries or uterus. Although she passed away eons ago she will forever be remembered and all the damage and good deeds she accomplished and did (Slavicek 101).

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Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Ed., Vol. XVII. Campbridge: Campbridge University
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“Mary 1.”Britannica School. Encyclopedia Brittanica, Inc. 2013. Web. 16 Dec. 2013.
Ridley, Jasper Godwin. Bloody Mary’s Martyr’s: The Story of England’s Terror. New
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Slavicek, Louise Chipley. Bloody Mary. Detroit: Blackbirch, 2005. Print.
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