ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -She was the first-ever Queen of England to rule in her own right, but to her critics, Mary I of England has long been known only as “Bloody Mary.” This unfortunate nickname was thanks to her persecution of Protestant heretics, whom she burned at the stake in the hundreds.

Detailed explanation-2: -1553-1558) Mary I was the first Queen Regnant (that is, a queen reigning in her own right rather than a queen through marriage to a king). Courageous and stubborn, her character was moulded by her early years.

Detailed explanation-3: -On this day in history, 4th February 1555, John Rogers, clergyman and Biblical editor, was burned at the stake at Smithfield. Rogers was the first English Protestant burned in Mary I’s reign after being condemned as a heretic. he refused the chance of a last minute pardon if he recanted, and died bravely.

Detailed explanation-4: -Edward VI (1547-1553) England Becomes a Protestant Nation In 1549, the First Act of Uniformity was passed, making the Roman Catholic mass illegal in England. The clergy of the Church of England was ordered to remove icons and statues, and to paint over wall paintings.

Detailed explanation-5: -In July 1554, Mary married Prince Philip of Spain, becoming queen consort of Habsburg Spain on his accession in 1556. After Mary’s death in 1558, her re-establishment of Roman Catholicism was reversed by her younger half-sister and successor, Elizabeth I.