Bloody+Mary

Bloody Mary was the daughter of the King of England, King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. She was the first of King Henry's children to pass infancy. Mary was born in England on Februrary 18, 1516. As she got older, her father, King Henry VIII wanted a divorce because Queen Catherine was unable to bare him a son. At the time, divorce was unheard of by the Roman Catholic Church, so they got an annulment and Mary was deemed illegitimate, therefore no longer an heir to the throne.

When she was growing up she witnessed her father killing many people that she believed were innocent. Part of this reason was because King Henry had to create his own church to end his marriage. There were petitions and agreements that circulated around England, and he made sure that everyone signed them. If someone refused to sign the papers he had them executed. For many years Queen Catherine of Aragon was forced to move into smaller and smaller castles. By doing this the King was hoping that she would agree to the divorce. Mary saw and knew all of this was going on, so she knew that someday she had to become queen and restore justice to England.

When she finally became queen, Mary was kind at first, but she became what she swore to never be, and that was the person her father was. She started killing many people that others would have found innocent. Therefore, giving her the nick-name of Bloody Mary. Her main goal when she was queen was to restore the Roman Catholic Church, so first she had to kill anyone that got in her way, starting with Protestant leaders. She also killed many loyal protestant bishops and priests who would refuse to convert their faith. After her rein of terror was over, she died on Never 17, 1558 for either uterine or ovarian cancer.

Written by: McKayla Holmes