How are Mary the 1st of England and the Spanish Inquistoin linked?

Answer 1

Mary I of England and the Spanish Inquisition are not directly linked but there are indirect links between them.

In 1554, Mary I married Philip II of Spain in a desperate attempt to have a child and heir. In 1556, Philip, newly crowned king of Spain, had intensified the Spanish Inquisition in his own kingdom, concentrated especially upon Protestants. These persecutions included "Autos de Fe" - the burning alive of victims.

Meanwhile, Mary, a devout Catholic found herself queen of a Protestant nation. She reinstituted Catholicism as the state religion and began the persecution of those who refused to renounce Protestantism and attend mass. These persecutions, like those in Spain approved by her husband, included the burning alive of recusants.

The persecutions only ended upon Mary's death in 1558. She and Philip had never had a child and she was succeeded by her half sister Elizabeth. Philip continued as Spanish king, supporting the Inquisition his whole life, until his death in 1598.

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Answer 3

They were both Roman Catholic