Bloody mary Mary I of England
Mary I (18 February 1516 – 17 November 1558) was Queen of England Ireland. Regnal years - July 1553 until her death.
BIRTH AND FAMILY Mary was born on 18 February 1516 in Greenwich, London. She was the only child of King Henry VIII. Her mother had many miscarriages, before Mary's birth.
EDUCATION Mary was a precocious child. By the age of nine, Mary could read and write Latin. She studied French, Spanish, music, dance, and perhaps Greek.
Henry VIII was proud of her daughter and said about here "This girl never cries"
FAMILY In the summer of 1527 Henry decided to annul the marriage with Catherine. Mary became the illegitimate daughter of the king and lost their rights to the crown. The new wife was the father of Mary Anne Boleyn, who hated Mary and tried to humiliate her.
Catherine of Aragon
THRON When Mary was 37, she came to the throne. Mary was a Catholic, and in the beginning of the reign she executed Protestants. She began to restore in the country of the Catholic faith and the reconstruction of monasteries.
Mary I come to London
In 1555, Mary burned about three hundred Protestants. So she was called Bloody
In the summer of 1554 Mary married Philip. He was twelve years younger than his wife. The people disliked the new husband of the queen.
ILLNESS Mary really wanted a child, but when she became pregnant, the pregnancy was false. Queen Mary appointed successor to his sister Elizabeth.
Queen Mary in 1555
DEATH November 17, 1558 Mary I died. Bloody Mary has no monuments in the UK, and the day of her death was celebrated by the British for a long time as a national holiday.
FOLKLORE In England there is a popular legend. If in a dark room three times to say "Bloody Mary" in front of the mirror, the ghost will come into the room. When children do not obey, the parents said that Bloody Mary will come and pick them up.
There is also a well-known alcoholic cocktail «Bloody Mary» , consists of vodka, tomato juice and spices.
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