Mary I (feb 18, 1516 – nov 17, 1558)
Description:
Crowned 1553Mary Tudor aka Bloody Mary: After king Edward, Mary Tudor becomes queen of England. Mary was a committed Catholic. When she came to the throne she vowed to return England to Rome and Catholicism. ... She is known as Bloody Mary because of the numbers of people who were executed for being Protestants. Mary burned nearly three hundred Protestants at the stake when they refused to give up their religion.
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Date:
feb 18, 1516
nov 17, 1558
~ 42 years