Mary I Books

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The First Queen of England: The Myth of "Bloody Mary" The First Queen of England: The Myth of "Bloody Mary" (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 3,443 ratings — published 2007
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The Passionate Tudor: A Novel of Queen Mary I (Tudor Rose, #3) The Passionate Tudor: A Novel of Queen Mary I (Tudor Rose, #3)
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avg rating 3.96 — 2,834 ratings — published 2024
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Her Highness, the Traitor Her Highness, the Traitor (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.85 — 2,287 ratings — published 2012
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Mary, Bloody Mary (Young Royals, #1) Mary, Bloody Mary (Young Royals, #1)
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avg rating 3.81 — 8,116 ratings — published 1999
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In the Shadow of the Crown (Queens of England, #6) In the Shadow of the Crown (Queens of England, #6)
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avg rating 3.92 — 1,625 ratings — published 1989
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Thomas Cranmer Thomas Cranmer (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.38 — 306 ratings — published 1996
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The Lady of Misrule The Lady of Misrule (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.17 — 654 ratings — published 2015
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Tudors: The History of England from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I (The History of England, #2) Tudors: The History of England from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I (The History of England, #2)
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avg rating 4.05 — 3,785 ratings — published 2012
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The Queen's Fool (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #13) The Queen's Fool (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #13)
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avg rating 3.89 — 101,374 ratings — published 2003
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The King's Daughter (Thornleigh, #2) The King's Daughter (Thornleigh, #2)
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avg rating 3.76 — 1,148 ratings — published 1995
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The Lady Elizabeth The Lady Elizabeth (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.99 — 28,815 ratings — published 2008
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The Children of Henry VIII The Children of Henry VIII (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 15,571 ratings — published 1996
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Tudor Queens of England Tudor Queens of England (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.07 — 757 ratings — published 2009
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Katherine the Queen: The Remarkable Life of Katherine Parr Katherine the Queen: The Remarkable Life of Katherine Parr (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.03 — 1,643 ratings — published 2010
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Mary Tudor: Princess, Bastard, Queen Mary Tudor: Princess, Bastard, Queen (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.97 — 3,316 ratings — published 2009
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Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)
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avg rating 3.91 — 238,450 ratings — published 2009
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Edward VI: The Lost King of England Edward VI: The Lost King of England (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.90 — 1,343 ratings — published 2007
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The Queen's Sorrow The Queen's Sorrow (Paperback)
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avg rating 2.84 — 836 ratings — published 2008
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The Spanish Bridegroom (Tudor Saga, #10) The Spanish Bridegroom (Tudor Saga, #10)
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avg rating 3.80 — 850 ratings — published 1954
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The Tudors: The Complete Story of England's Most Notorious Dynasty The Tudors: The Complete Story of England's Most Notorious Dynasty (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.02 — 9,198 ratings — published 2010
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The Faithful Crown: Tudor Queen Mary I’s Story Of Love And Loss (Queens of the Tudor Crown Book 6) The Faithful Crown: Tudor Queen Mary I’s Story Of Love And Loss (Queens of the Tudor Crown Book 6)
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avg rating 4.31 — 48 ratings — published
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Elizabeth and Mary: Cousins, Rivals, Queens Elizabeth and Mary: Cousins, Rivals, Queens (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 12,246 ratings — published 2003
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The Warrior Queens The Warrior Queens (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.71 — 2,814 ratings — published 1988
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The Six Wives of Henry VIII The Six Wives of Henry VIII (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 73,546 ratings — published 1992
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The Historical Diaries : An inside look into Mary Tudor & Anne Boleyn The Historical Diaries : An inside look into Mary Tudor & Anne Boleyn (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 2.20 — 5 ratings — published
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Normal Women: Nine Hundred Years of Making History Normal Women: Nine Hundred Years of Making History (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.93 — 5,260 ratings — published 2023
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The Prince and the Pauper The Prince and the Pauper (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.87 — 126,641 ratings — published 1881
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Bloody Mary: The Life of Mary Tudor Bloody Mary: The Life of Mary Tudor (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 4,248 ratings — published 1978
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The Lady's Ambition (Royal Court #3) The Lady's Ambition (Royal Court #3)
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avg rating 4.12 — 987 ratings — published
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The First Elizabeth The First Elizabeth (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 1,988 ratings — published 1983
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The Lost Tudor Princess: The Life of Lady Margaret Douglas The Lost Tudor Princess: The Life of Lady Margaret Douglas (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.69 — 2,730 ratings — published 2016
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Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.94 — 5,602 ratings — published 2004
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The Testimony of Alys Twist The Testimony of Alys Twist (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 2.84 — 261 ratings — published 2020
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Anne Boleyn: A New Life of England's Tragic Queen Anne Boleyn: A New Life of England's Tragic Queen (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.03 — 3,108 ratings — published 2004
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Six Wives: The Queens of Henry VIII Six Wives: The Queens of Henry VIII (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 10,234 ratings — published 1999
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Beware, Princess Elizabeth (Young Royals, #2) Beware, Princess Elizabeth (Young Royals, #2)
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avg rating 3.90 — 5,376 ratings — published 2001
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By Royal Decree (Secrets of the Tudor Court, #3) By Royal Decree (Secrets of the Tudor Court, #3)
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avg rating 3.81 — 1,129 ratings — published 2010
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The Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn The Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.98 — 14,500 ratings — published 2009
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The Wives of Henry VIII The Wives of Henry VIII (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 19,259 ratings — published 1992
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Lamentation (Matthew Shardlake, #6) Lamentation (Matthew Shardlake, #6)
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avg rating 4.43 — 20,237 ratings — published 2014
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Tudor: The Family Story Tudor: The Family Story (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 2,150 ratings — published 2013
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The Private Lives of the Tudors: Uncovering the Secrets of Britain's Greatest Dynasty The Private Lives of the Tudors: Uncovering the Secrets of Britain's Greatest Dynasty (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.20 — 3,894 ratings — published 2016
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The National Portrait Gallery History of the Kings and Queens of England The National Portrait Gallery History of the Kings and Queens of England (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.95 — 152 ratings — published 1991
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Sisters of Treason (The Tudor Trilogy, #2) Sisters of Treason (The Tudor Trilogy, #2)
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avg rating 3.85 — 2,849 ratings — published 2014
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Elizabeth's Women: Friends, Rivals, and Foes Who Shaped the Virgin Queen Elizabeth's Women: Friends, Rivals, and Foes Who Shaped the Virgin Queen (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.03 — 2,822 ratings — published 2009
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The Tudor Treasury The Tudor Treasury (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.95 — 128 ratings — published 2014
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Mary Tudor and The Lost Kingdom Mary Tudor and The Lost Kingdom (Paperback)
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2014
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She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 8,704 ratings — published 2010
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The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 29,049 ratings — published 1986
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“So Elizabeth behaved cautiously as usual and put Mary [Queen of Scots] in prison - nice prison, but she wasn't allowed out. And that's where she stayed for nineteen years. . . . She immediately became the focus of plots and rebellions. In 1569, there was a major Catholic rising in the north which aimed to free Mary, marry her to the Duke of Norfolk and put her on the throne. When it was defeated, Elizabeth had 600 rebels executed (so it wasn't just her sister who could be bloody).”
David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

“Queen Mary was known as Bloody Mary because of the large number of people she killed. And also because of misogyny. She was the first properly crowned woman to rule as queen regnant, not just queen consort. You weren't supposed to be able to do this job if you were a woman, so a lot of people didn't like it. That may be why she gets the soubriquet 'bloody' when many of her male predecessors were responsible for more deaths - in battles as well as executions.”
David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

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