Mary Tudor 1516 1558 Mary is on the

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Mary Tudor (1516 -1558)

Mary Tudor (1516 -1558)

Mary is on the right of her father, Henry VIII. Her husband, Philip, stands

Mary is on the right of her father, Henry VIII. Her husband, Philip, stands beside her.

Mary was 37 and unmarried when she ascended the throne. She knew that in

Mary was 37 and unmarried when she ascended the throne. She knew that in order to prevent her Protestant half-sister Elizabeth from succeeding her, she needed to marry and produce an heir to secure a Catholic succession. As a result, Mary negotiated a marriage to the Catholic Philip of Spain; lots of members of Mary’s council and the public did not approve of this match. Despite many rebellions, Mary married Philip of Spain on the 25 th of July 1554 at Winchester Cathedral. By the end of 1554, Mary was convinced that she was pregnant and preparations were made in the birth chamber at Hampton Court, but Mary was not pregnant. Only her physicians convinced her that she was in fact not pregnant. During her reign, Mary persecuted over 300 Protestants and executed them, and that's why she is also called Bloody Mary. However, Mary did make great advances during her reign. She restored the navy, renewed the coinage and increased crown revenue, and also established new hospitals, improved the education of the clergy and increased the authority of local government. In 1557, England was dragged into a war with Spain against France. This was a disastrous campaign for Mary’s troops and England officially lost possession of Calais in January 1558, which was its last stakehold in France. Soon after this, Mary’s health deteriorated and she died, possibly from uterine or ovarian cancer, on the 17 th of November 1558, aged 42. Mary’s half-sister Elizabeth succeeded her. Mary was then buried in Westminster Abbey.

Facts about her Historically, the ritual encouraged young women to walk up a flight

Facts about her Historically, the ritual encouraged young women to walk up a flight of stairs backwards while holding a candle and a mirror, in a darkened house. As they gazed into the mirror, they were supposed to be able to catch a view of their future husband's face. There was, however, a chance that they would see a skull, indicating that they were destined to die before they would have the chance to marry. In the ritual of today, Bloody Mary appears to the ones who invoke her name in an act of catoptromancy. This is done by repeatedly screaming her name in a mirror. The Bloody Mary apparition appears as a corpse, a witch or ghost; can be friendly or evil; and is sometimes "seen" covered in blood. The lore tells that some participants may say that the apparition screamed to them, cursed them, strangled them, stealed their soul, drank their blood, or scratched their eyes out. This legend may come from three other stories: the first one tells about a girl who tragically died in an accident, the second talks about another girl who was buried alive by her own parents, and the third, which is related to Bloody Mary, tells about a woman who was pregnant that was brutally murdered which appeared to the ones who called her name. This last story is related to Bloody Mary because of her phantom pregnancies and her violent persecutions.

Mary Tudor's story is also related to a cocktail made of Vodka and Tomato

Mary Tudor's story is also related to a cocktail made of Vodka and Tomato sauce, called “Bloody Mary”; the beverage has a bright red colour and is similar to blood, so lots of people connect it to Queen Mary's reign.

This presentation was made by Arianna Frassi and Emma Ipata

This presentation was made by Arianna Frassi and Emma Ipata