Queen Mary I of England, known to history as “Bloody Mary,” has long been enshrined in popular memory as one of the most ruthless monarchs to ever rule the nation. Not only did she boldly seize the ...

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. Lucy Worsley ...

The pope disagreed, resulting in Henry's break with Rome and the establishment of the Church of England. Henry's allegations of incest effectively bastardised Mary. After Anne Boleyn bore Henry ...

A rare glimpse of Mary as a child from 1552. There's no sign of "Bloody Mary" here? Was England's first ruling queen a pioneer or a tyrant? Lucy investigates whether Mary I was really as "bloody ...

In 1558, Queen Mary I of England (eldest daughter of Henry VIII) died. Mary Tudor had ruled England since 1553 and had been a devout Catholic and had persecuted Protestants during her reign.