Bloody Mary, Kelly Mass
Bloody Mary, Kelly Mass
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Bloody Mary
Mary Tudor, the Queen Who Took on the Protestant Revolt

Author: Kelly Mass

Narrator: Doug Greene

Unabridged: 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/05/2022


Synopsis

Mary I, typically called Mary Tudor and called "Bloody Mary" by her Protestant challengers, ruled as Queen of England and Ireland from July 1553 till November 17th, 1558. She is well recalled for her solid attempts to reverse the English Reformation, which started throughout her dad's reign, Henry VIII's reign.

Her effort to return property taken at the time of the prior 2 reigns to the Church was generally blocked by Parliament, but at the time of her five-year rule, Mary had more than 280 spiritual dissenters burnt at the stake in the Marian persecutions. You might give excuses for her behavior, you might justify it by saying she may not have been much worse than other dictators and royalty around that time, but the fact of the matter is still that she murdered hundreds of people for religious and political reasons.

Bloody Mary was cruel, cold, and from what we know, there was a cause for this. Let’s take a look at her life, her problems, and the way she handled them.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Craig on March 20, 2016

Not sure what prompted the reprinting of these series, neither of which is Ennis' best work. I can remember reading the first four-issue series back when it came out (1997?) at a time when I was reading anything with Ennis' name on it. I never did get around to reading the second go-around, but didn......more

Goodreads review by Sam on September 18, 2011

2012 and the world is a different place. Europe has become a dictatorship and is at war with Britain who has joined America as the 51st state. Britain is losing the war but a small group of guerrilla fighters is out to assassinate the European leader and end the war. "Bloody Mary" is as close a book......more

Goodreads review by Paul on April 02, 2016

In an alternate reality that features World War 3, a female assassin who dresses like a nun and looks like Annie Lennox goes around the European continent dishing out her brand of justice. Though she’s very much stone-hearted—some flashbacks explain why—there’s still humanity in her; it’s both hilar......more

Goodreads review by Sam on September 18, 2011

2012 and the world is a different place. Europe has become a dictatorship and is at war with Britain who has joined America as the 51st state. Britain is losing the war but a small group of guerrilla fighters is out to assassinate the European leader and end the war. "Bloody Mary" is as close a book......more

Goodreads review by Gary on June 25, 2016

18th book read in 2016. Number 272 out of 511 on my all time book list. Review Pending:......more