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The First Queen of England

by Linda Porter

First published 2008

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4.1(3,636)

Linda Porter’s biography follows Mary I from her privileged childhood through Henry VIII’s repudiation of Catherine of Aragon, the loss of Mary’s legitimacy and the religious pressure imposed during Edward VI’s reign. Her defeat of the Lady Jane Grey succession plan in 1553 made her the first crowned queen regnant of England.

Porter reassesses Mary’s government, marriage to Philip of Spain and restoration of Catholicism without ignoring the execution of Protestant dissenters, contrasting the later ‘Bloody Mary’ tradition with evidence of political courage, learning, patronage and administrative reform.

Historical Periods

Reign of Henry VIII1509–1547 CE Edwardian Reformation1547–1553 CE Mary I and the Counter-Reformation1553–1558 CE Lady Jane Grey Succession Crisis1553-07-06–1554-02-12

Genres

Court & Political Fiction

Historical people

Henry VIII1491–1547 Mary I1516–1558 Edward VI1537–1553 Elizabeth I1533–1603 Philip II of Spain1527–1598

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