Question

How does Mary Tudor earn her title “Bloody Mary”?
A.She killed her father for revenge
B.She burned 300 protestants
C.She killed 300 Spaniards for invading England
D.None of the above

Answer 1

Hint: Mary Tudor is also known as Mary Ⅰ, was the queen of England from July 1553 till her death in 1558. She is known for her attempt to reverse the English Reformation.

Complete answer: During her life Mary Tudor became the first ruling queen of England and attempted to restore the catholic faith which was dissolved due to English Reformation. Before her reign, there were other queens as well but she was the one who ruled as a primary monarch.
After the death of Edward Ⅵ, there was a bid to place his cousin Lady Jane who was the Protestant of England. However, after 9 days of Jane’s succession, Mary gathered support and went to London to claim the throne. Jin and her husband were murdered.
Mary was crowned as the queen on 1 October 1553 and started to restore Catholicism in England.
She married Prince Philip of Spain in the year 1554. Philip was given the title of ‘King of England’ and the pair ruled effectively in England. There was a protest known as the ‘Wyatt Rebellion’-which was quickly controlled and dissolved.
During her short tenure of five years, around 300 Protestants were burned because they refused to convert to Catholicism and the remaining 800 Protestants fled from the country. This brutal incident was the reason because of her notorious nickname“ Bloody Mary”.
Therefore, option B is the correct answer.

Note: Mary Tudor became increasingly sick and ill by the year 1558 and she was forced to acknowledge her half-sister Elizabeth as her successor, and she died on November 17, 1558.