
Mary I of England - Wikipedia
Mary I (18 February 1516 – 17 November 1558), also known as Mary Tudor, was Queen of England and Ireland from July 1553 and Queen of Spain as the wife of King Philip II from January 1556 until her …
Mary I | Biography & Facts | Britannica
Dec 5, 2025 · Mary I, the first queen to rule England (1553–58) in her own right. She was known as Bloody Mary for her persecution of Protestants in a vain attempt to restore Catholicism to England.
Mary I of England - World History Encyclopedia
May 6, 2020 · Elizabeth might have grabbed more of posterity's interest and acclaim but it was her sister Mary who became the first queen to rule England in her own right. Mary was born on 18 February …
Mary I: England's first crowned queen - Historic Royal Palaces
Mary I was the first uncontested Queen Regnant of England. The daughter of Henry VIII and his first queen, Katherine of Aragon, she boasted a formidable bloodline that encompassed both the English …
Mary I: The first Queen of England | DiscoverBritain.com
Jul 11, 2025 · Notoriously nicknamed “Bloody Mary” for the number of Protestants she executed, Mary Tudor was one of the most remarkable of these. She ruled as Queen Mary I of England from the …
Mary I - England, Queen & Bloody Mary | HISTORY
Nov 9, 2009 · Mary I became England's first female monarch in 1553. She was known as Bloody Mary for burning nearly 300 Protestants...
BBC - History - Historic Figures: Mary I (1516 - 1558)
Mary I © The first queen to rule England in her own right, she was known as 'Bloody Mary' for her persecution of Protestants in a vain attempt to restore Catholicism in England. Mary was...
Mary I (r.1553-1558) | The Royal Family
Mary I was the first Queen Regnant (that is, a queen reigning in her own right rather than a queen through marriage to a king). Courageous and stubborn, her character was moulded by her early years.
Mary I - The First Queen Regnant of England - Tudor Hub
The daughter of Henry VIII and his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, Mary became the first queen regnant of England, meaning she ruled in her own right rather than as a consort.
The Myth of 'Bloody Mary' | Mary I, England's First Tudor Queen
May 9, 2024 · During her five-year reign, Mary navigated the manifold challenges associated with her status as the first English queen to wear the crown in her own right, rather than as the wife of a king.