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Mary I (Penguin Monarchs)

by John Edwards

Book 24 in the Penguin Monarchs series.

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John Edwards portrays Mary I as a ruler formed by the trauma of her parents’ marriage and Henry VIII’s religious revolution. The book follows her resistance to Edward VI’s Protestant settlement, successful seizure of the throne in 1553 and determination to restore Catholic worship.

Mary’s marriage to Philip of Spain, persecution of Protestants and loss of Calais have dominated her reputation. Edwards places those events within her broader programme of government and European commitments, showing a conscientious queen whose ambitions were cut short by childlessness and an early death.

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