Queen England : Mary Tudor, The Queen Of England

In July 1559, Mary and Francis assumed the royal titles of King and Queen of France since Henry II had died. Her happiness was short, after she learned the death of her mother in June 1560. Six months later, her husband King Francis II was also dead. Mary was devastated and extremely depressed. In spite of these personal tragedies, Mary chose to return to Scotland although it was a different country from the one she had left 13 years ago. In Mary’s absence the Protestant party had gained power in Scotland by abolishing the authority of the pope and forbidding the celebration of the Mass.

At the beginning of her reign, she made the Church of England the official religion of England and she fashioned her court after that of her fathers. For a woman during that era, Elizabeth was a very daring and smart ruler. For example, she secretly encouraged sailors such as Francis Drake to make raids on Spanish shipping and challenge their naval superiority. When she was a little girl, she was well educated and was able to speak several languages, including French, Spanish, and Latin. In addition, throughout Elizabeth's reign, there was always the threat of hostilities in some form or another. Elizabeth kept the peace between rival leaders of different religions by dominating her court so she could keep the balance of power.2 She was smart enough to come up with a plan which kept the church at bay with their questions of marriage.3 She also calmed the Spanish and the French by entertaining suitors of each respective country; Philip II of Spain and Duke of Anjou of France, but she never married either of them and was therefore known as " the Virgin queen".4 Elizabeth was a Protestant queen who was not always on good terms with most Catholic rulers of Europe. Because of that, there were several assassination plots against her so the Catholics could put Mary, Queen of Scots, in her place. During the 1580's, Elizabeth began to bring her full weight onto the catholic rebels. Hundreds of Catholics died at the stake just as the

The major cause of the execution was the threat that Mary posed to Elizabeth's rule. Mary was of Tudor decent on both her mothers and fathers side, therefore she was a legitimate Catholic heir to the throne of England. The execution of Mary resulted diminished Catholic sympathy, war with Spain, and James VI inheriting the English throne

Introduction: Provides background on Mary Queen of Scots and explains why her execution was controversial

Historians have dedicated more biographies to Elizabeth I than any other of the Tudor monarchs. Elizabeth was the only daughter of Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn. Books relating to aspects of Queen Elizabeth I 's life currently run into the hundreds. The time that a certain biography was written is an important factor to bear in mind when reading about this historical figure. Despite that historical facts are unchanging, the historian 's perspectives and interpretations, as well as their styles of reconstructing history often, change with time. This paper analyzes the interpretation of the events that surrounded the confinement of Elizabeth I in the Tower of London by her predecessor Mary I over religious differences.

Then on February 18, 1516, Henry VIII and his wife Catherine had their first child . They named their little girl Mary, who later became known as “Bloody Mary”. Princess Mary of England was their first child to survive infancy, and she was Catherine’s only child. Later in Mary’s life she became the Queen of England and the Queen of Ireland .

Mary Queen of Scots: Why Was She Executed? Have you ever been judged by your faith? It has happened for centuries, conflict because of different beliefs, even just different denominations of beliefs. Mary Queen of Scots is a great example, growing up in the French court in the mid sixteenth century, Mary was the heir to the Scottish throne. She was also next in line for the English throne, after Elizabeth

After Edwards’s death in 1553 his half-sister Mary I (1516-58) became Queen. Mary who was a devout Catholic began to undo the changes that Edward and Henry had started and set the nation back to the Catholic faith. During her reign (1553-1558) hundreds of Protestants, who refused to turn Catholic, were burned at the stake, this led to Mary acquiring the nickname ‘Bloody Mary’ (Steele & MacDonald, 2007).

Elizabeth Bathory and ‘Bloody’ Mary are two of the most cruel devious women in history, but people usually mix their actions with each other. Mary was a very cold hearted person that suffered a very hard life and ruled with an iron fist but she did it in her own way of showing love towards her country. Mary did hang people for crimes against god or against herself but never did any really cruel things compared to what was done by Bathory. Elizabeth Bathory was a sadist who caused cruelties toward young servants and peasant girls. Although Mary did all her doing for religion and for the sake of her country Elizabeth used it as a game.

Mary was assumed into heaven, body and all by God so that she could become the Queen of all that is on Heaven and Earth. The author used various poetic techniques to portray Mary as the more than worthy Queen of all creation. Through doing this the author builds the perspective in the reader's mind that Mary is a ruling, follower of God who is nothing more than a Queen. The poem then takes a turn in the final couplet in saying that Mary is not only the Queen that she is sometimes portrayed as but is also the mother to all just as God is the father to all. The final couplet includes the enjambment “Although you are Queen, you would have to be, A mother to those who left behind thee” to reinforce the idea that mary is Queen in one line but then

One would argue that this was a book simply retelling of the burnings that were in fact ordered by Queen Mary. Therefore, the nickname Bloody Queen Mary would be appropriate. This is a strange assumption because monarchs have ordered the deaths of people long before Mary even existed. William the Conqueror’s army killed around 5000 Anglo-Saxons during the battle of Hastings. This staggering number is almost 16 times larger than the 283 Protestants Mary had executed. However, one would argue that the Battle of Hastings was in fact a battle. Its death tolls could not possibly be compared to the Protestants who were burned during Mary’s reign. However, here the lies the real question. What is so different between those who were slaughtered during a battle and those who were slaughtered during peacetime? In both circumstances, the head of the state was doing what they thought best for their country. William wished to expand Normandy’s borders and Queen Mary wanted to restore England to the Roman Catholic church so that England would be spiritually restored in the eyes of God. Although William had around 5000 people butchered by his men in one day, it is Queen Mary that earns such a disgraceful nickname for having only 283 Protestants burned. The reason for this is simple; Queen Mary was succeeded by a protestant. If it were a Catholic who succeeded Mary, there would not be a Bloody Queen Mary. Queen Mary the

Mary immediately started passing acts and reforms to bring back the Catholic religion. She also realized, in order to maintain her power she must get married, and she chose Phillip of Spain to be her husband. Many were apprehensive and upset about her choosing Phillip as a husband, but she argued it would be best not only for her, but also for England. However, in 1554, Sir Thomas Wyatt led a rebellion to prevent their marriage, he thought it would cause England to be controlled by Spain. This rebellion was known as the Wyatt’s Rebellion. During this rebellion, 3000 followers marched from Mainstone to West Minister, but they had to surrender to Mary’s troops. Many of the rebels were arrested for treason and hanged and 300 were burned at the stake. This mass execution is what caused Mary to gain her nickname Bloody Mary. Though Mary thought Elizabeth was involved and came close to executing her half-sister, she instead put Elizabeth in the tower.

Being raised Catholic, many English Catholics considered her to be the rightful English monarch. She was involved in several plots to kill Elizabeth, so she was imprisoned in 1567. Despite her attempts to remove Elizabeth from the throne, she was executed in 1587 after being in prison for almost twenty years.

To understand what makes a person notorious one must first look at their childhood because it is the root of character many times. .Mary Tudor I of England was born February,18, 1516 (Mary Tudor). She is the only surviving child of six belonging to king Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon (Catherine of Aragon). Her early childhood was great. All eyes were on her (Mary I). It was great Queen Catherine had a child. But in a way it was “muted happiness”. England needed a prince not a princess (The Most).

Sixteenth century England experienced a phenomenon sometimes referred to as the Age of Queens. The decisive power of the country was placed in women’s hands and their reigns were watched with a reasonable doubt. There is contrast of rule in terms of reigns between Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth of England, both of whom were engaged in a protracted struggle for the English throne. Beside the legitimacy of their claims, there are more significant considerations which predestined them to either increase or lose their power. The rule and attitudes of the two monarchs bore significant influence upon the times in which they lived, including social, political and legal precedents which were being challenged and in some cases reversed. The fact that both Queens encountered situations of striking similarity, serves as a suitable example for a remarkable comparison, helping to analyze the lives of the two Queens and how their lives diverged as a result of such encounters and their actions thereafter. They were both Queens, struggling for the throne, they were women as well as rivals; they both had affairs with married men, however, one managed a narrow escape from the disgraceful situation, while the other failed to do so. Mary grew to hate Anne Boleyn, mother of Elizabeth, because he took the position of her mother Catharine as Queen of England. Before Elizabeth came to the scene, Mary was loved and was the only child of King Henry VIII of