Bloody Mary Research Paper

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Logan Belt
Ms. Alderman
Religion period 2
February 16, 2018
Bloody Mary
Being tied down and chained to a stake is horrific itself, but having to watch as your own body is slowly blistering, burning you alive in front of hundreds of strangers, friends, and families is heinous. Mary was able to live a normal life for her status, she lived a luxurious life brought up as a princess. Mary had an outstanding voice and was very bright. She did outstanding In her academics. Having this amazing life she was treated as a princess constantly. This all ended when her father and king tried to get an annulment for his marriage. The term “Bloody Mary” has been used to scare children, but many people do not know how cruel and terrible she really was. She has been noted to have killed hundreds of people giving her the nickname we know today as “Bloody Mary.” These horrific acts make Queen Mary a …show more content…

She was extremely important to the church, changing it completely during that era. As well as going against her fathers wishes and doing the exact opposite. Bloody Mary reversed her fathers wishes and changed Catholic policies to actively persecuting Protestants. Killing them in brutal ways. This shows how much of an impact queen Mary has had on the church. She completely reversed her fathers wishes and the whole churches policies. she revived England’s heresy laws and began burning offenders at the stake, starting with her father’s longtime advisor Thomas Cranmer, the Archbishop of Canterbury. Her effect on the church has been enormous. She changed the policies completely, murdered dozens of people for there beliefs. Starting with the Archbishop of Canterbury. Her initial ruling council was a mix of Protestants and Catholics, but as her reign progressed she grew more and more ardent in her desire to restore English Catholicism. The council was very diverse they had many different groups mainly consisting of Protestants and