From the moment of her ascension to the throne, Mary I was committed to restoring the faith of Catholicism, and the persecution of Protestants was wantonly launched in England.
Mary I's reign was bloody and terrifying. During her five years, 114 men, women, and children were burned to death in the City of London alone.Mary I even imprisoned her Protestant sister Elizabeth known as the Queen of Innocence in the Tower of London, and nearly be executed.
In addition, Mary I went to war against France in spite of national opposition, simply to please her husband.In this battle, the British lost all their troops and lost Calais, the last stronghold on the European continent.
Mary I died in loneliness, leaving only the English people to call her Bloody Mary on November 17, 1558.
從登基的那一刻開始,瑪麗一世就致力於恢復天主教的信仰,英國國內掀起大肆迫害新教徒的運動。
瑪麗一世的統治充滿血腥和恐怖,她統治的5年裡,僅僅倫敦城就有114名男人、女人、孩子被燒死。甚至，瑪麗一世還將信仰新教的妹妹伊莉莎白關進倫敦塔，這位後來著名的「童貞女王"差點被處死。
此外，瑪麗一世不顧舉國上下的反對，執意捲入對法國的戰爭，僅僅是為了討好丈夫的歡心。這一場仗,打得英國損兵折將,還失去了歐洲大陸最後的據點一一加萊。
1558年11月17日,瑪麗一世在孤獨中離開人世,只留給英國人們一個稱呼血腥瑪麗"。