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When I say “Bloody Mary” what’s the first thing that comes to your mind? No, it’s not a drink – it’s actually the historical figure - first queen of England, who restored order with the help of the fierce fightings and counter-productive methods. Why am I interested in such cruel woman? Well, thanks to her rule, we can fully appreciate the reign of the latter - Queen of England, Elizabeth I, known for her remarkable achievements in the vast majority of military operations.
Mary I Tudor – so called “Bloody Mary”, was the first and one of the cruelest England female monarch of all time. Henry VIII, her father, doted on Mary when she was little, calling her "the greatest pearl in the kingdom." She took control of the country only for 5 years by sheer luck. During this period, she managed to create chaos and prepare for the all-out war against the heresy.
Mary declared herself a sole head of the church and the country in order to have a lot of influence on local government. She made history by creating England’s heresy laws, which were a recipe for disaster, and began an outbreak of the annihilation of Catholic’s enemies at the stake, starting with her father’s longtime advisor Thomas Cranmer. Almost 300 convicted heretics, mostly common citizens, were burned, dozens more died in prison, because they were unwilling to compromise. But things went badly wrong and she failed miserably.
The events of Mary’s reign—including attempts at making good progress in currency reform, creating large-scale commerce and a brief warfare with France, which ended with signing a peace treaty were in the shadow of her rage extermination of the civilians and causing the terrifying horrors of war.
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