ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Who were Mary I’s parents? Mary was the daughter of King Henry VIII and his first wife, the Spanish-born princess Catherine of Aragon.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mary was the only child of Henry VIII by his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, to survive to adulthood. Her younger half-brother, Edward VI, succeeded their father in 1547 at the age of nine.

Detailed explanation-3: -8 December: Mary’s birth Mary was born at Linlithgow Palace, to James V, King of Scots, and his French second wife, Mary of Guise. She was the only legitimate child of James to survive him. She was also the great-niece of Henry VIII of England, giving her a claim to the throne.

Detailed explanation-4: -Catherine of Aragon was the first wife of Tudor king Henry VIII and the mother of Mary I. But how much do you know about her? We bring you the facts about her life – from her marriage to Henry’s brother Arthur to her death in 1536…

Detailed explanation-5: -Mary executed her and married Philip II of Spain. Mary had two phantom pregnancies (or false pregnancies), but had no child. The phantom pregnancies were cancer in her liver. After Mary died Elizabeth succeeded to the throne, becoming the new Queen Elizabeth I of England.