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The elder daughter of Henry VIII, Mary I (1553-58) became England's ruler on the unexpected death of her brother Edward VI. Her short reign is one of the great potential turning points in the country's history. As a convinced Catholic and the wife of Philip II, king of Spain and the most powerful of all European monarchs, Mary could have completely changed her country's orbit, making it a province of the Habsburg Empire and obedient again to Rome.
These extraordinary possibilities are fully dramatized in John Edward's superb short biography. The real Mary I has almost disappeared under the great mass of Protestant propaganda that buried her reputation during her younger sister, Elizabeth I's reign. But what if she had succeeded?
| ISBN: | 9780141988689 |
| Publication date: | 28th June 2018 |
| Author: | John Edwards |
| Publisher: | Penguin Monarchs an imprint of Penguin UK |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 128 pages |
| Series: | Penguin Monarchs. The House of Tudor |
| Genres: |
Biography: royalty European history Biography: general |
The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperback
The elder daughter of Henry VIII, Mary I (1553-58) became England's ruler on the unexpected death of her brother Edward VI. Her short reign is one of the great potential turning points in the country's history. As a convinced Catholic and the wife of Philip II, king of Spain and the most powerful of all European monarchs, Mary could have completely changed her country's orbit, making it a province of the Habsburg Empire and obedient again to Rome.
These extraordinary possibilities are fully dramatized in John Edward's superb short biography. The real Mary I has almost disappeared under the great mass of Protestant propaganda that buried her reputation during her younger sister, Elizabeth I's reign. But what if she had succeeded?
Mary I features in the following genres: Biography: royalty, European history, Biography: general
Mary I is available in Paperback, Hardback
Mary I was written by John Edwards and published by Penguin Monarchs an imprint of Penguin UK
Mary I has 128 pages
Yes it is part of Penguin Monarchs. The House of Tudor series