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Lucy investigates Queen Mary I - was she really as bloody as history suggests?
Lucy investigates whether England’s first ruling female monarch was as bloody as history suggests.
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Lucy investigates whether England’s first ruling female monarch was as bloody as history suggests.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship- In her five year reign, hundreds are killed in the name of religion, earning her the label Bloody Mary.
Does England's first queen deserve her reputation?
Mary was actually quite reasonable and pragmatic.
- Compared to other rulers of her time, absolutely.
- I think of Mary as a female trailblazer, but she's all too often remembered as a bloody tyrant.
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Bloody Mary: Her earliest portrait
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A rare glimpse of Mary as a child from 1552. There's no sign of "Bloody Mary" here? (4m 5s)
Bloody Mary: The first woman to be crowned Queen
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A coronation designed for Kings, presented some problems for the first Queen. (2m 55s)
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