Mary Tudor of Greenwich | |
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Queen reagent of England And Lady reagent of England | |
Reign | 19 July 1553 – 17 November 1558 |
Coronation | 30 October 1553 |
Predecessor | Jane (disputed) or Edward IX |
Successor | Elizabeth I |
Co-monarch | Philip |
Queen Consort of Spain | |
Tenure | 16 January 1553 – 17 November 1558 |
Born | Mary Tudor of Greenwich 18 February 1516 Palace of Placentia, Greenwich |
Died | 17 November 1558 St. James's Palace, London | (aged 42)
Burial | 14 December 1558[1] |
Spouse | Philip II of Spain (m. 1554) |
House | House of Tudor |
Father | Henry VIII of England |
Mother | Catherine of Aragon |
Occupation | Queen |
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Mary I (18 February 1516 – 17 November 1558), also known as Mary Tudor of Greenwich, was Queen regnant of England and Ireland from 19 July 1553 until her death. She was the oldest daughter of Henry VIII, and the only child of Catherine of Aragon who survived childhood.
Mary succeeded her short-lived half-brother, Edward VI, to the English throne. She was the fourth crowned monarch of the Tudor dynasty. Mary is remembered for briefly re-making England a Roman Catholic country.
Mary had more than 280 disagreeing religious people burned at the stake,[2] which are recorded in John Foxe's Book of Martyrs. Due to this, many called her "Bloody Mary". Her half sister on her fathers side, Elizabeth I, came to the throne after Mary's death. Elizabeth made England Protestant again and persecuted Catholics who were viewed as "traitor".