It did not stop until death came one day in 1558 to the woman in whose name the executions were carried out: Mary Tudor, Queen of England. Few historians have ever tried to defend “Bloody Mary.” ...

Mary Tudor has gone down in history as the Catholic tyrant "Bloody Mary." There’s certainly cause for such a brutal nickname: she executed hundreds of Protestants during her short reign.

The Catholic Mary Tudor came to the throne in 1553 after a ... Image caption, Under the Catholic Mary I, Bloody Mary, Archbishop Thomas Cranmer was found guilty of treason and heresy and burned ...

Does 'Bloody Mary', England’s first crowned queen, deserve her reputation? Lucy Worsley investigates, asking whether Mary should be remembered as a pioneer or a tyrant. Show more Mary Tudor ...