In the following one, the propaganda at the time relating to
Mary Tudor is analysed, which, as might be expected, included writings both in favour and against her, according to the religious beliefs of the author.
The reign of
Mary Tudor as queen of England and in particular her stewardship of religious policy have nearly universally garnered bad press: "Until relatively recently, almost everyone agreed that Mary's church was backward-looking, unimaginative, reactionary, sharing both the Queen's bitter preoccupation with the past and her tragic sterility" (1).
Duffy, Eamon, Fires of Faith: Catholic England under
Mary Tudor, New Haven and London, Yale University Press, 2009; hardback; pp.
As stated in her introduction, Richards hopes her work will "re-assess conventional attitudes to
Mary Tudor" and call into question whether or not England's first true female monarch "deserved the reputation she has borne through the ages" (p.
The attempted restoration of Catholicism championed by
Mary Tudor (1554-58) and her cousin Cardinal Reginald Pole has therefore been interpreted as the last gasp of an outdated medievalism.
When
Mary Tudor, Henry VIII's Catholic elder daughter, inherited the throne and set about ruthlessly purging the country of religious reformists, Hugh Latimer, Bishop of Worcester, was one of 300 victims.
Historical drama detailing the romantic problems of
Mary Tudor as she tries to be reunited with her long-lost love.
There have been many biographies of
Mary Tudor, the British contender against Elizabeth I for the throne of England.
Religion was the means for gaining and retaining power, and
Mary Tudor's (Joanna Whalley) popish affiliation certainly endowed her with the means of holding power in an increasing polarized political landscape.
She forms an especially loyal and loving relationship with Queen
Mary Tudor (Bloody Mary).
It is thought that the book may have been brought to England by
Mary Tudor, Louis XII's third wife.