Mary Tudor's reign on England was unsuccessful because her goal of returning England to the Roman Catholic church was never completely fulfilled. Mary Tudor's decisions as queen were mostly driven by anger and the want to get revenge. Although Mary Tudor could be very kind and giving to her people at times a fact that is remembered by many is how Queen Mary allowed many brutal executions of people in England to be performed just because of their choice of religion. That can curb people's opinions of her very fast.
Mary Tudor was born as a princess into a very royal family; the Tudor family. Mary was born February 18, 1516 at the palace of Greenwich. Mary was baptized the following Wednesday. Cardinal Wolsey was appointed as Mary's godfather. Her parents, Henry VIII of England and Catherine of Aragon, were very pleased with their healthy baby and gave all indications of surviving. Mary is the only child of Henry and Catherine to survive childhood. . Henry VIII was very fond of babies. He loved to show Mary off telling that she never cried. Henry often took off Mary's cab to show off her long hair to foreign visitors. As Mary grew she took many traits from both of her parents. Mary had a fair complexion from her father along with gray eyes from her mother. (home-eartlink.net)
At the age of 2 Mary was engaged for the first time to the dauphin of France, who was son of Francis I. Three years later that proposal was broken off. Shortly after that Mary was affianced to her cousin emperor Charles V. Charles later abandoned Mary to marry Isabella of Portugal. Henry VIII tried to betroth Mary to the most prestigious men in Europe. (Encyclopedia Britannica)
Mary was a high spirited and enthusiastic child. Mary was always given the fine...
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...t occurred. Queen Mary was thought to be pregnant. That proved to be false. Some thought Mary had just gained a lot of weight at one time but other thought it was a tumor. Queen Mary had failed to give birth to an heir to the throne. (bbc.co.uk)
Queen Mary had an unsuccessful reign because she failed to return England totally back to Catholicism which was her main goal. Although Queen Mary had cleared out all Protestant bishops and replaced them with Catholic ones that only lasted during her reign. Queen Mary had restored the Catholic Mass and banned Holy Communion. But she did not execute everyone who was not catholic. Therefore England was not all catholic. Whenever Queen Mary Tudor died in 1558, possibly of cancer, all her hopes of ruling a completely Catholic country died with her. Elizabeth I was her successor. (royal.gov.uk)
The 17th century was a chaotic time period in England. England saw a transition in their nation’s religion during the reign of different monarchs. Before the start of the 17th century, England was under a Roman Catholic monarch with Queen Mary. Mary attempted to turn the Church of England into a Catholic Church and in the process earned the name “Bloody Mary”. She earned this name through her executions of many Protestants in England. However once Mary was unsuccessful in creating a Catholic England and was no longer the monarch, the Church went back to a Protestant Church. With the church now being Protestant, the Catholic minority in England began to become upset with the church and even plotted to make the church Catholic again through violence.
Mary Queen of Scots, also known as Mary Stuart, was born on December 8th, 1542 to James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise. Just six days after Mary’s birth, her father died. She was crowned queen of Scotland within a year. Her regents originally arranged an engagement between her and Henry the VIII of England’s son, but after continuing to send his army north and encouraging the execution of a well-known Scottish patriot, they were determined to avoid marriage. So, in 1548, they sent Mary to France, where her mother was from.
... finally executed for all the drama and problems in her life that she created. Some of this drama included, her getting married to Henry and then Henry murdered her best friend. Mary then blew up Henry’s house, and finally Mary tried to kill Elizabeth, the Queen of England. No matter what Mary did, it created excitement and drama but it unfortunately killed her.
Elizabeth inherited a tattered realm: dissension between Catholics and Protestants tore at the very foundation of society; the royal treasury had been bled dry by Mary and her advisors, Mary's loss of Calais left England with no continental possessions for the first time since the arrival of the Normans in 1066 and many (mainly Catholics) doubted Elizabeth's claim to the throne. Continental affairs added to the problems - France had a strong footland in Scotland, and Spain, the strongest western nation at the time, posed a threat to the security of the realm. Elizabeth proved most calm and calculating (even though she had a horrendous temper) in her political acumen, employing capable and distinguished men to carrying out royal prerogative.
She was often forced to adopt a stricter set of laws on Catholicism due to her colleagues that shared her religious beliefs, but not her spiritual beliefs on freedom. This is why she then sent Mary’s bishops to the tower she was once kept prisoner in for her religious beliefs. Elizabeth I wanted to create a church that would appeal to both Catholic and Protestant people in order to bring her subjects together rather than tear them apart through religious persecution and intolerance. In her rule, Catholic people were the minority party as Protestants finally took
Queen Mary of the Scots lived an interesting life starting with her father dying when she was only 6 years old to her execution at the age of 44. Many people can argue about her reign and how she was either unjustified or justified in her actions on how she ran her country. I believe she was an misunderstood women whose family screwed her over and had to suffer the consequences of her families ill actions towards her country. Having her life being raised in France she wasn’t fit to run Scotland as she was brought up with a different outlook of life. This is what led to her downfall and causing her to be executed at the age of 44.
Mary Tudor or Queen Mary I of England was infamously known as Bloody Mary. While many believe Bloody Mary was an evil monster, others believe she was a great queen because of her many accomplishments. Mary was actually a good devoted Catholic others still to this day believe she was an evil woman, but with these interesting facts it will be determined that Mary was a good queen. Mary Tudor of England, Born on February 18, 1516, was always a precious lady.(Gairdner) According to the article “Queen Mary”: “Mary wanted to restore the catholic faith, and reunite England with Rome.”
Her late half sister was ruler before Elizabeth who did not do a great job in ruling so Elizabeth had to come in and fix that. She succeeded in uniting her people in a world that was divided by religious conflict. She believed in the Almighty God. Elizabeth managed to make her religious settlement work, despite the conflicting religious interests in her country. She managed to restrain Catholic opposition and hold back the Puritan threat to her church. When she became Queen, the majority of her people were probably Catholic. When she died, the majority of her people were Protestant and content with the church as she established it. The fabric of her church is still in existence
Queen Elizabeth I was said to be one of the best rulers of England. Unlike rulers before her, she was a Protestant and not a Catholic. She was not stupid though. She did go to church and did everything that Catholics did to prevent getting her head cut off under the rules of her sister Mary. Elizabeth was very young when she came to rule. She was only 17 years old when her sister Mary died and she took over.
Henry VIII was born in Greenwich, England on June 28, 1491. At the age of just two years old Henry was named Constable of Dover Castle, and Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports. When he was three years old he was created the Duke of York. As a child Henry VIII was an all around well mannered, respectful child. His parents were Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, and he was their second son. His siblings consisted of Arthur (1486-1502), Margaret (1489-1541), and Mary (1496-1533). He was an extremely studious student. He studied French, Spanish, Italian, and Latin, along with music, theology and math. Henry VIII’s education in his childhood was provided by his grandmother, Margaret Beaufort. He had many other tutors, which included John Skelton (rhetoric and literature teacher), Bernard Andre (Latin teacher), and Giles d’Ewes (French teacher) .
After the death of Henry in 1547, a 10 year old Edward came to the throne. The English Church became increasingly Protestant in worship and doctrine under the Protestant Lord Somerset. Mary succeeded the throne after Edward’s death in 1553. Mary was a devout Catholic and saw it her mission to restore Catholicism back to England. She used mainly persecution to do this, by burning Protestants for not renouncing their beliefs, these actions turned many English people against Catholicism.
Elizabeth didn’t believe in the accusation and she refused to execute Mary. Secretly, Mary was found guilty and she was sentenced to be beheaded (Plaidy, Haws English Capti. par 1 Return to Scots par 1). Before Mary was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in 1587, she wrote a four page letter to her brother-in-law Henry III King of France. Overall, Mary had a very complicated and hard life (Briley par
In 1553, Elizabeth’s half brother, Edward, died at the age of nine. Shortly after, Elizabeth’s half sister took the throne. Her name was Mary. Mary caused many problems for England. Mary believed that England should follow one religion and anyone who did not follow this religion would be executed. Mary was Catholic. She later got the nickname “bloody Mary” because she killed so many Protestants. This caused a problem for Elizabeth because she was Protestant. Many people who did not believe the Catholic faith thought that Elizabeth was the rightful ruler and plotted against Mary. The leader of this plot was named Thomas Wyatt. He was organizing a rebellion and soon Mary found out of this plan. She then had Elizabeth imprisoned in the Tower of London. Elizabeth told her sister she had no idea of the plot but her sister would not believe her. When soldiers came to get Elizabeth and take her to the Tower, she was so scared Elizabeth literally would not move.
Mary adapted at a young age to becoming queen. When she married her first husband she was already queen. Even though she spent most her time in France she was groomed to become the wife of the future King of France. When she married the King of France she became the queen of France and Scotland. She had many historical contributions. She created an alliance with the Scots and the French
Elizabeth Tudor may have been one of the greatest rulers of England. Elizabeth’s greatest successes include her influence during the times of the Renaissance, her influence on the Church of England, and her defeat of the mighty Spanish Armada. England prospered so incredibly during Elizabeth’s reign that this period was often referred to as the Golden Age.