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account
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When
Edward
diary
of aMary
Londoner
in 1553
written at the time that
became Queen of
Mary became Queen.
England. Many
‘Mary
peoplewas
were
proclaimed
Queen of
delighted. There
England, France and
were lots of
Ireland on 19 July
celebrations
1553. The ceremony
throughout
took place inLondon.
St.
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people
were and
Paul’s
with songs
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to seeplaying
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of
the
the
bells ringing
Edward’s
harsh rule
throughout
and looked London.
forward
There
were
bonfires
to better
days
under
and
tables in every
Mary.
street and wine and
beer and ale.’
An account from
the diary of a
However the
Londoner written
atcelebrations
the time that at
her death
Mary
died. in
1558 were
‘On 17 November
even greater
between five and
than when she
six a.m. Queen
had been
Mary
died. All the
crownedin
churches
Queenrang
5 years
London
their
earlier.
bells
and She
that
night
had bonfires
become
were
lit and
known
as tables
placed
the street
‘BloodyinMary’.
and people ate,
drank and made
merry.’
Mary was
desperate for a
husband she found
one in 1554, a man
who she had loved
for a long time –
Philip II of Spain
Many Martyrs died under Mary’s orders
Latimer & Ridley are
burnt alive
at Oxford in the year
1555.
Then they brought a lighted
stick, and laid the same down
at Ridley’s feet; upon which
Latimer said, “Be of good
comfort, Master Ridley, and
play the man. We shall this
day light such a candle, by
God’s grace, in England, as I
trust shall never be put out.”
(Foxe's Book of Martyrs)
Thomas Crammer being
burnt at the stake
Sometimes peoples
fingers and toes
would fall off as
they were being
burnt, rolling into
the crowd
Mary needed a
baby, an heir,
to carry on
making
Catholic
changes to
England after
her death
Philip and Mary
thought that she
was pregnant – but
it was a false alarm
– a tumour in the
stomach. This made
Mary extremely
uncomfortable until
she died in 1558
Mary, Mary quite
contrary,
How does your garden
grow?
With silver bells
And cockleshells,
And pretty maids all in a
row
Pregnant … or not?
Mary longed for a baby. She was delighted when she thought she was
pregnant soon after marrying her husband. However, she soon found
out she wasn’t pregnant at all; her stomach pains were a symptom of
cancer. The poem ridicules the fact that nothing with grow inside her.
Problems in childbirth
Mary was rumoured to have had some children, but each little girl
was stillborn – Mary was suppose to have them buried secretly in a
long row of graves
King Philip of Spain – the love rat
Mary’s
husband wasn’t very loving. King Philip hardly ever saw her during
their marriage. Also he had affairs with lots of other women. In
Tudor England, this was called cuckolding.
Changing her mind
Contrary means opposite. If a person is contrary it often means they
are taking a different view just for the sake of it. Mary was accused
of being awkward by wanting to change England back to a Catholic
country.
A poor taste in music
Mary enjoyed listening to the sound of church bells. This music was
unfashionable at the time.