Queen Mary I Photos |
Ruled England 19 July 1553 - 17 November 1558. Mary I, the eldest daughter of Henry VIII, became Queen upon the death of Edward VI. Mary was a devout Roman Catholic and determined to return England to that faith. Mary came to be known by some as "Bloody Mary" because she had almost 300 Protestants who resisted burned at the stake. |
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| Queen Mary I (b1516 r1553-58) portrait (1544) by Master John at National Portrait Gallery. London, United Kingdom. | Katherine of Aragon (wife of Prince Arthur & then King Henry VIII, mother of Mary I) portrait (c1520) at National Portrait Gallery. London, United Kingdom. | Thomas Cranmer (as Archbishop annulled Henry VIII 1st marriage, later burned at stake as heretic under Mary I) portrait (1545-6) by Gerlach Flicke at National Portrait Gallery. London, United Kingdom. | Edward VI coronation (1547) & Marriage of Queen Mary to Philip of Spain (1555) medals at Hunterian Art Gallery. Glasgow, Scotland. |
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| Queen Mary restores England to Catholic church medal (1554) at Hunterian Art Gallery. Glasgow, Scotland. |
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All photos on this page are originals by & copyrighted by Jim Steinhart. All rights reserved. Permission required to use.  |