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The First Queen of England: The Myth of "Bloody Mary" (2008)

af Linda Porter

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Historian Linda Porter brings to life a queen best remembered for burning hundreds of Protestant heretics at the stake, but whose passion, will, and sophistication have for centuries been overlooked. Porter cuts through the myths to reveal the truth about the most hated, least understood monarch in English history. Daughter of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon, wife of Philip of Spain, and sister of Edward VI, Mary Tudor was a cultured Renaissance princess. She learned politics in a hard school, cruelly treated by her father and bullied by her brother's strongmen. An audacious coup brought her to the throne, and she needed all her strong will and courage to keep it. Her attempts to revitalize England at home and abroad were cut short by her premature death at the age of forty-two.--From publisher description.… (mere)
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I like this somewhat modern view of Mary.
I still see Mary as a somewhat tragic and limited queen-but this biography truly brings her into the light ( )
  LoisSusan | Dec 10, 2020 |
I can't say that I have any sympathy for Mary after reading this book, but I still enjoyed it. It tells how Mary was betrayed by her father, not defended by her mother, and essentially abandoned by her husband. It gives a good look into what she was thinking and her mind set when she burned hundreds of people to get the name "Bloody Mary." It also tells how Mary was not just a naive woman who accidentally inherited the throne. She took what was rightfully her's when her brother, Edward VI, tried to exclude her. And she was not just manipulated by her council. She had her own voice and was not afraid to use it. ( )
  mallinje | Aug 8, 2010 |
Stuck between Henry VIII and Elizabeth, Mary Tudor had little change to make a mark on history, but make a mark she did. "The First Queen of England: The Myth of 'Bloody Mary" is a fascinating book about a shy, retiring woman who, against all odds, became the first woman to rule England on her own.

Linda Porter's story turns historical scholarship into fast-paced adventure. The various members of the Tudor privy-counsel come alive on the page with all their self-serving agendas and duplicitous double-dealing. With protecting religious reform as the stated purpose, these men manipulate the dying Edward VI into an attempt to remove Mary from the succession. When they fail, she has no choice but to retain some of them as her own counselors. Whether one agrees with what she did or not, the fact that she managed to marry the man of her choice, undo a number of Henry VIII’s religious reforms and fend-off multiple challenges to her throne, is a tribute to her character and abilities. Abilities, according to the historical records referenced in the text that were constantly demeaned and disregarded by the very counsels and ambassadors assigned to serve her.

When I finished this book I felt that I knew the person of Mary Tudor. I would recommend it to anyone interested in English history, the Tudors in general, or women who manage to overcome the odds. ( )
1 stem Loritt | Aug 27, 2009 |
Gemeinhin ist Mary Tudor, die erste englische Königin überhaupt und die Vorgängerin ihrer Halbschwester Elisabeth I. ja als 'Bloody Mary' bekannt, weil sie die religiösen Reformen ihres Vaters Heinrich VIII. mit mehr als dreihundert Hinrichtungen wieder rückgängig zu machen suchte. Aber diese Biographie ist zu ihrer Ehrenrettung angetreten, und da sie gut recherchiert und spannend geschrieben ist, gelingt ihr das zumindest teilweise. Die Lichtgestalt Elisabeth kommt hier nicht so gut weg. Jedenfalls sollte von Marys Regentschaft mehr bleiben als ihr blutiger Beiname... ( )
  DieterBoehm | Jun 3, 2009 |
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The First Queen of England would not have us characterize Mary Tudor as a failure, merely unlucky... There’s validity in this, especially when contrasted with the spectacular luck of Elizabeth, and Linda Porter has done a superb and richly rewarding job illuminating it for a new generation. Difficult woman though she might have been, Mary Tudor is at last lucky in her biographer.
 
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Historian Linda Porter brings to life a queen best remembered for burning hundreds of Protestant heretics at the stake, but whose passion, will, and sophistication have for centuries been overlooked. Porter cuts through the myths to reveal the truth about the most hated, least understood monarch in English history. Daughter of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon, wife of Philip of Spain, and sister of Edward VI, Mary Tudor was a cultured Renaissance princess. She learned politics in a hard school, cruelly treated by her father and bullied by her brother's strongmen. An audacious coup brought her to the throne, and she needed all her strong will and courage to keep it. Her attempts to revitalize England at home and abroad were cut short by her premature death at the age of forty-two.--From publisher description.

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