Mary couldn't officially restore the Catholic faith until Parliament reconvened. So she was crowned Supreme Head at the Protestant Church of England. The country celebrated and there were parties ...

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Understanding the Smear Campaign Worsley delves deeper into the narrative surrounding Mary’s brutality, suggesting that the label "Bloody" may have been a product of both political propaganda and a ...

A rare glimpse of Mary as a child from 1552. There's no sign of "Bloody Mary" here? Was England's first ruling queen a pioneer or a tyrant? Lucy investigates whether Mary I was really as "bloody ...

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Pray, O holy mother of God, for the conversion of England, restoration of the sick, consolation for the afflicted, repentance of sinners, peace to the departed. O blessed Mary, mother of God ...

In 1553, Elizabeth's older half-sister Mary became queen. Mary was determined to re-establish Catholicism in England and viewed the Protestant Elizabeth as a direct threat. Elizabeth was briefly ...

When Mary fled to England after her army was routed in 1568 she was confined by Elizabeth and was finally executed at Fotheringhay Castle on 8th February 1587. She was betrothed to the Dauphin of ...