Mary Tudor was the Queen of England, reigning for 5 years (July 1553 - 17th November 1958), until she died. She was the daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon and had strong Catholic views. In this essay, I will be discussing whether she deserves to be called ‘Bloody Mary’ supported with reasons why and evidence.
Mary I does deserve to be called “Bloody Mary”. This is because she killed 284 people at stake in the 5 years of her reign. The people of England could not have freedom of religion because she didn’t agree with their views. This is selfish because she is only thinking about herself and how she feels instead of the families dying because of their perception of God. She burned heretics because they did not believe in Catholicism and as she was a strong Catholic, this would’ve upset …show more content…
This is because many people disliked her, so biased opinions were written about her and carried throughout history. The British were used to men being the main role in society, so many didn’t like being ruled by a woman. An extract from a history book (published in 2013) states, “Mary’s history has been written by Protestant historians. They have not been kind to her.” This shows she was misunderstood because the information written about her was biased, so people would be educated with these biased views.
On the other hand, she was a very smart person and a good queen. Giovanni Michieli, a Venetian ambassador wrote in 1557, “She is skilled in five languages...speaking four of them fluently” and “She is brave and valiant...courageous.” She was not a coward and was willing to fight for her country as she was brave. These qualities are good and not ‘bloody’ but are not spoken as much because of the biased views written. This is most likely true because information used to educate young people should be correct and there would be records of who wrote her history, their opinion and religion, which support the
Mary I does deserve to be called “Bloody Mary”. This is because she killed 284 people at stake in the 5 years of her reign. The people of England could not have freedom of religion because she didn’t agree with their views. This is selfish because she is only thinking about herself and how she feels instead of the families dying because of their perception of God. She burned heretics because they did not believe in Catholicism and as she was a strong Catholic, this would’ve upset …show more content…
This is because many people disliked her, so biased opinions were written about her and carried throughout history. The British were used to men being the main role in society, so many didn’t like being ruled by a woman. An extract from a history book (published in 2013) states, “Mary’s history has been written by Protestant historians. They have not been kind to her.” This shows she was misunderstood because the information written about her was biased, so people would be educated with these biased views.
On the other hand, she was a very smart person and a good queen. Giovanni Michieli, a Venetian ambassador wrote in 1557, “She is skilled in five languages...speaking four of them fluently” and “She is brave and valiant...courageous.” She was not a coward and was willing to fight for her country as she was brave. These qualities are good and not ‘bloody’ but are not spoken as much because of the biased views written. This is most likely true because information used to educate young people should be correct and there would be records of who wrote her history, their opinion and religion, which support the