Mary Tudor: The First Queen Of England
Mary Tudor is the first queen regnant in the history of England, who reigned from 1553 until her demise in 1558. She is greatly recognized for her religious persecutions and execution of over 300 Protestant subjects (Loades 54). Mary Tudor, Queen of England, was given birth on the 18th of February 1516, at the Palace of Placentia in Greenwich. She became the only surviving baby of Henry VIII and his first wife, Catherine of Aragon. Mary was known as Mary 1, Queen of England and Ireland. After Edward's death, Mary challenged and fruitfully deposed the new queen, Lady Jane Grey, who was given the throne in a secret arrangement by Edward and his advisors (Loades 46). At first, she recognized the religious coexistence in her country, but she