Bloody Mary

Persecuted Protestants

Once upon a time, there was a girl named Mary.

Her father was Henry VIII, the King of England.

Her mother was Catherine of Aragon.
In 1530, her father divorced her mother.
And England went Protestant.

Persecuting Protestants
In 1553, Mary became Queen of England.
Overnight, she began persecuting Protestants.

During her five-year reign, she was known as “Bloody Mary.” She had 300 Protestants burned at the stake.

When “Bloody Mary” died childless, who ruled England?

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England
1553