2006-11-15 10:43:05 · 6 answers · asked by iloveyoujohnmayer 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
English protestants gave her the title, but she was no worse that notable Catholic persecuters like her father Henry VIII (who destroyed all monasteries in England) and sister Elizabeth II (who saw a Catholic plot in every corner, and probably she was right to).
That little family was indeed addicted to blood.
2006-11-15 11:28:13 · answer #1 · answered by Historygeek 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so. She did use her power as queen to persecute and execute non-Catholics, but that was common for monarchs of the time. Henry and Elizabeth both executed Catholics, and so Mary was not any more bloody than any other mnarch.
2006-11-15 18:52:07 · answer #2 · answered by orphanannie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not really but what they did to her does! It is doubtful that Mary had much to do with the religious intrigues in England but the death of Sir Dudley in the quadrangle is very suspicious!
2006-11-15 18:50:33 · answer #3 · answered by namazanyc 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
She only massacred thousands of innocent people, based solely on their religion...to me, that very bloody action deserves to make her known in infamy as "bloody Mary".
2006-11-15 18:50:22 · answer #4 · answered by Gabrielle 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Because she executed all those in England who did not embrace the Catholic Religion.
2006-11-16 12:20:05 · answer #5 · answered by Sunshine Suzy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dunno
2006-11-15 18:50:03 · answer #6 · answered by IHaveAQuestion. 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋