How Queen Mary Earned Her Bloody Reputation | Mary I - Bloody Mary | Chronicle

Queen Mary I of England, also known as Mary Tudor, was a queen driven by conscience and by faith. The first child of Henry VIII, she was the first woman to rule the country in her own right. But over her short five year reign, she gained a reputation as a ruthless and divisive monarch. She would send hundreds of her subjects to burn at the stake for what she believed was right. A vision of England, restored to its traditional Catholic faith.

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[monifagilbert]

Anne Boelyn is NOT the start of Mary's unfortunate life. It was Henry VIII who was the start of everyone's blighted life.

[j.dmetalhead]

I enjoy listening to Professor David Starkey's narration of these videos. He makes the past come alive.

[RandomCogitations]

Anne Boleyn's friends' advice: "Don't lose your head because of that guy, whatever you do."

[Ceraluna]

Henry, her father, slaughtered thousands too, but he was a man, so no one calls him 'bloody Henry'

[michaelkottler]

If you're on the fence about screening this documentary, it is every bit as exceptionally edifying as it is engagingly entertaining. Educational and compelling, this is a history documentary done right and represents a worthwhile potential use one's time to develop a more well-informed understanding of English history. Thanks for hosting, Medieval History Docs.

[aprilgosa]

Catherine was fat? I swear did Henry own a frigging mirror ! LOL

[jasonyu]

Queen Mary was someone “evil” that could be empathised with. She was a victim of her father’s moves, including the divorce of her parents, and subsequent mistreatments by Anne Boleyn.
She wanted to prove her point, and she had to endure hardships such as not allowed to hear masses in her favourite language. These weren’t her faults.
She was also educated to understand that males were more important, and so she tried her best to get a husband and an offspring, claiming someone to be used by God and blessed time and again, there was no reason why she would think otherwise.

She is definitely bloody, out of the desire to clear all bad influences poised by the Reformed religions, and trying to make right of the wrongs in her eyes.

And one more thing that I have learnt, is why Elizabeth I eventually chose not to marry, after seeing all these troubles from her father to her half-sister.

[ElinT]

I love the documentaries of this professor, I like his style and his clarity. Informative and yet entertaining.

[jenzerr]

The Tudors always make me feel better about my dysfunctional family 😂

[Locutus]

David always narrates history videos very well!

[kaylizzie]

If Mary had been allowed to marry when she was younger, there might have been a Tudor dynasty as long as the Plantagenets. Because of Henry’s obsession with producing a male heir there was only 3 generations of Tudor royalty.

[MsManiUBeauty]

Whew chile! It's no wonder Mary went postal! They took everything including her MOTHER from her!! I hate to say it but I woulda burned it all to the ground!

[aellipsis]

“Her usual neat handwriting begins to disintegrate”
It looks like calligrapher wrote it.

[servraghgiorsal]

A lot of the turbulence of these times was Henry's breaking up of the monastic system and desire to have the wealth of the Catholic church added to his coffers. His people killed hundreds of priests, monks and nuns. When Mary came to power, she engaged in the same behavior to try to restore Catholicism. Her advisors and the nobles wanted it, and made it happen as necessary for their continued support. It almost always comes down to money 😐😐😐🤔🤔

[GunRunner]

Excellent tutorial about a sad, benighted woman who was cursed by a king who destroyed uncountable lives during his infamous reign.

[tellswithada]

I love the fact that we have such documentaries to look back to always

[saraott]

I didn’t know her step mom (Anne Boleyn) was cruel to Mary… It gives her a new perspective. They always paint her mistress or a victim

[buringplumbranches]

Elizabeth listening to Mary's last will and testimony: Sure sis, im not upset at all about you imprisoning me, calling me a bastard child, slandering my mother or trying to force me to convert to your

[TheIndependentLens]

Wow, that was her writing at 8 or 9 years old. I realize illiteracy rates were high back then, but if you were educated it seems that education far surpasses what people get today. Her handwriting alone at that age is extremely refined compared to today's claw marks.

[kathleenlovett]

I appreciate the vast knowledge of the presenter. I found this informative, entertaining, and highly enjoyable. Thank you.