Mary I of England

Mary Tudor of Greenwich
Queen of England And Ireland
Reign	19 July 1553 – 17 November 1558
Coronation	30 October 1553
Predecessor	Jane (disputed) or Edward VI
Successor	Elizabeth I
Co-monarch	Philip
Queen Consort of Spain
Tenure	16 January 1556 – 17 November 1558
Born	Mary Tudor of Greenwich (1516-02-18)18 February 1516 Palace of Placentia, Greenwich
Died	17 November 1558(1558-11-17) (aged 42) St. James's Palace, London
Burial	14 December 1558[1] Westminster Abbey, London
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".

1. ↑ The Gentleman's magazine. F. Jefferies. 1886. p. 233.
2. ↑ "Catholic Encyclopedia: Mary Tudor". newadvent.org. Retrieved 27 May 2010.