3. Early Life
• Mary born in
February 18 1516
in Greenwich.
• Daughter of King
Henry VIII and
Catherine of
Aragon.
• When Mary’s
parents were
happily married
Mary was heir to
the throne.
4. Succession to the Throne
• When King Henry VIII
died, Mary was second
in line to the throne
and so her brother
Edward became King
Edward whom was
physically weak.
• In 1553 Edward died.
• Mary was next in line
for the throne of
England.
5. Lady Jane Grey
• Lady Jane Grey was a
noblewoman who took
the crown of England
before Mary could.
• She had a weak claim to
the throne.
• She ruled for nine days.
• Mary had Lady Jane Grey
executed to prevent any
possible power struggle,
and that’s where Mary
got her official name
from “Bloody Mary”.
6. Mary’s Reign
• She reigned as Queen of
England from July 19, 1553
until her death on November
17, 1558.
• She married King Phillip of
Spain.
• She tries to turn England
back to Roman Catholicism
because her half brother
Edward brought
Protestantism in England.
• She burnt over 280
Protestants because of her
Catholic beliefs, this helped
add to her name of Bloody
Mary.
7. Her Significance to History
• Mary was central to the struggle between
Protestants and Catholics in the Tudor Period.
• The first female monarch of England.
• She formed European links with Spain
(although unpopular).
• She was involved with Lady Jane Grey and
Elizabeth I, the three of them powerful
women at the heart of England and Europe.
