Mary Tudor: The Tragical History of the First Queen of EnglandAlthough achieving notoriety as the persecutor of Protestants, Mary I of England had to contend with personal, religious and dynastic stress. Her mother, Catherine of Aragon, Henry VIII's first wife, fell from grace while Mary was young, and her own future seemed bleak. This work provides the full personal and political story behind the queen. |
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