Mary Tudor: Princess, Bastard, Queen

Posted on 18 November 2017 by Anna Whitelock

This is a page turning, revisionist history of the villainised and misunderstood Mary Tudor, the first queen of England. Free Read Mary Tudor: Princess, Bastard, Queen author Anna Whitelock For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Mary Tudor I, is one of the most interesting historical figures to me And no, I m not a Catholic, Spanish nor do I think that she was justified in killing the almost 300 hundred protestants that occurred during her reign I simply think that on a psychological level, she is not only a complex person, but sad I also think that it is important that historians are now reassessing Mary s reign as Queen While there is no denying there was bad, John Foxe s anti Catholic propaganda has completely ta Mary Tudor I, is one of the most interesting historical figures to me And no, I m not a Catholic, Spanish nor do I think that she was justified in killing the almost 300 hundred protestants that occurred during her reign I simply think that on a psychological level, she is not only a complex person, but sad I also think that it is important that historians are now reassessing Mary s reign as Queen While there is no denying there was bad, John Foxe s anti Catholic propaganda has completely taken over as truth I was looking for this book to present a compelling new look at the one labeled Bloody Mary Anna Whitelock, has presented a very basic look on Mary s life going from her birth to death Whitelock takes great care in outlining the details of Mary s life, but that s all the book really is, full of outlines and notes It does, however, give a very clear image of the pressure and hardships that Mary was forced to deal with in her youth A lot of which I d never known about For ...Mary Tudor receives considerably less press than herglamorous younger half sister Elizabeth s long reign, fascinating relationships and excellent self promotion i.e Mary s death anniversary is celebrated as Elizabeth s Accession Day have been grist historians, novelists and movie directors In contrast, Mary is often considered interim figure known primarily for her nick name, deserved or not, Bloody Mary.Author Anna Whitelock presents a very sympathetic portrait of Mary While she Mary Tudor receives considerably less press than herglamorous younger half sister Elizabeth s long reign, fascinating relationships and excellent self promotion i.e Mary s death anniversary is celebrated as Elizabeth s Accession Day have been grist historians, novelists and movie directors In contrast, Mary is often considered interim figure known primarily for her nick name, deserved or not, Bloody Mary.Author Anna Whitelock presents a very sympathetic portrait of Mary While she is highly persuasive, the sources she s relied on, such as Eusatce Chapuys, the envoy of the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V, and The State Papers of the Vatican, I expect, are overly supportive of Mary It would be interesting to see anothe...Well written, interesting and thankfully, the author does a nice job of differentiating between all the same names Charles, Henry, Mary,ect wow seems like 90% of the folks during the 16th Century had about 5 different names to choose from Very much enjoyed this book gave meinfo on the Tutors a subject I am quite interested in and continue to read about Unlike thefamous Alison Weir The author tells a storyshe does not spend countless pages on minute details like Weir who c Well written, interesting and thankfully, the author does a nice job of differentiating between all the same names Charles, Henry, Mary,ect wow seems like 90% of the folks during the 16th Century had about 5 different names to choose from Very much enjoyed this book gave meinfo on the Tutors a subject I am quite interest...Mary Tudor highly deserves aappropriate title than history gives her and this bio really shows who she really was.Not the Bloody Mary of legend but a trailblazer for queenship in England,a courageous,intelligent and very capable queen who accomplished most everything she set out to do.She won her rightful throne,married her prince and returned the country to Roman Catholicism.This was a basic introduction to Mary I and I don t think I could have read a much better one.It didn t happen to Mary Tudor highly deserves aappropriate title than history gives her and this bio really shows who she really was.Not the Bloody Mary of legend but a trailblazer for queenship in England,a courageous,intelligent and very capable queen who accomplished most everything she set out to do.She won her rightful throne,married her prin...This was dissapointing I was hoping for a fresh insight into Mary I, to erode my previous bias against the Bloody Queen The book was clearly in Mary s favour, almost idolising her at times, whilst demonising those...I know what you may be thinking that you love Elizabeth I and that Mary is just, well, her depressed older half sister who as a staunch Catholic had 300 heretics burned What you must realize is that Mary was a trailblazer as the first Queen of England, she paved the way for Elizabeth There would be no Elizabeth without Mary Mary was a...History has vilified her as Bloody Mary Why Because she burnt over 300 heretics in her reign She tried to stem the tide of Protestantism in England, to return the country to the Catholicism that reigned at her birth and until her father s lust for both power and women got the better of him Unable to produce an heir, the crown returned to a Protestant Queen Elizabeth I and Mary was consequently vilified on religious grounds.I had always thought that Elizabeth was the first queen of Englan History has vilified her as Bloody Mary Why Because she burnt over 300 heretics in her reign She tried to stem the tide of Protestantism in England, to return the country to the Catholicism that reigned at her birth and until her father s lust for both power and women got the better of him Unable to produce an heir, the crown returned to a Protestant Queen Elizabeth I and Mary was consequently vilified on religious grounds.I had always thought that Elizabeth was the first queen of England and that her sister Mary was Mary Queen of Scots How little I knew Mary Tudor...Bloody Mary If history has ever painted any English monarch, then it certainly daubed a large brush, dipped in bright red gloss, all over Mary Tudor Well, quite right too, wasn t she the daughter of Henry VIII who reversed daddy s break with Rome Chopped the head off that pretty 19 year old Queen Jane Set fire to heretics up and down the land like there was no tomorrow Married the catholic Phillip of Spain for god s sake, and was nothing but nasty to the fair protestant princess Lizzy If a Bloody Mary If history has ever painted any English monarch, then it certainly daubed a large brush, dipped in ...An amazing biographyMy interest in Tudor history began early I was booted off a tour of the Tower of London at age 13 for the running commentary I was sharing with my mother Elizabeth has always been my focus, so I was very excited to see this book on Mary because she is so often treated as only a springboard to Gloriana Unfortunately, this book just missed the mark for me.Despite the wealth of information and historical references, this book never made Mary a person to me The manuscript seemed disjointed, and My interest in Tudor history began early I was booted off a tour of the Tower of London at age 13 for the running commentary I was sharing with my mother Elizabeth has always been my...

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18 November 2017

Anna Whitelock