Mary Tudor: The Spanish Tudor
Notorious for her persecution of Protestants, Queen Mary I has been vilified by generations of historians as Bloody Mary. But this award-winning biography offers a more humane and measured perspective on the life of this tormented woman. With sympathy, Prescott examines just how Mary, who was...
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Notorious for her persecution of Protestants, Queen Mary I has been vilified by generations of historians as Bloody Mary. But this award-winning biography offers a more humane and measured perspective on the life of this tormented woman. With sympathy, Prescott examines just how Mary, who was swept to the throne on a wave of popular acclaim, fell so far in her countrymen's esteem that just five years after her coronation, her death was greeted with universal relief.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781842126257 (1842126253)
ASIN: 1842126253
Publish date: 2003-10-01
Publisher: Phoenix
Pages no: 452
Edition language: English
For me, Mary Tudor is one of those historical figures you feel sorry, but would never want to met. She had a horrible life during her parent's divorce, but does that excuse burning all those people? Needless to say, I'm conflicted over how to view her. Prescott's book is very engaging. She does ...
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