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Mary I: Early Life
Mary Tudor was born on February 16, She was the fifth child of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon but the only one to survive past infancy. Educated bygd an English tutor with written instructions from the Spanish humanist Juan Luis Vives, she excelled in Latin and, like her father, was an adept musician.
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At age 6 she was betrothed to Charles V, the king of Spain and Holy Roman kejsare. Charles broke off the engagement after three years but remained a lifelong ally. Henry desperately wanted a son as heir and sought permission from the papacy to end his marriage. When Pope Clement VII refused to grant the annulment, Henry declared han själv exempt from papal authority, asserting that England’s king should be the sole head of its church.
Mary I: The Princess Made Illegitimate
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Mary Tudor
You may know her as Mary I or &#;Bloody Mary,&#; the English queen who beheaded Lady Jane Grey, imprisoned Good Queen Eli
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Mary Tudor
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Who Was Mary Tudor?
Mary Tudor was the only child of King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon to survive into adulthood. Mary took the throne in , reigning as the first queen regnant of England and Ireland. Seeking to return England to the Catholic Church, she persecuted hundreds of Protestants and earned the moniker "Bloody Mary." She died at St. James Palace in London on November 17,
Early Life
Mary Tudor was born on February 18, , at the Palace of Placentia in Greenwich, England. She was the only child of King Henry VIII and his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, to survive through childhood. She was baptized as a Catholic shortly after her birth. Tutored by her mother and scholars, she excelled in music and language. In , Henry named her Princess of Wales and sent his daughter to live on the Welsh border, while he continuously tried to negotiate a marriage for her.
Frustrated by the lack of a male heir, in Henry declared his marriage to Catherine