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The Myth of ‘Bloody Mary’
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 2007" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/myth-bloody-mary-180974221/" target="_blank"><strong>The Myth of ‘Bloody Mary’ - Smithsonian</strong></a></p><p></p><p><strong>History remembers the English queen as a murderous monster, but the real story of Mary I is far more nuanced</strong></p><p></p><p>The first woman to rule England in her own right didn’t simply inherit the throne. She seized it with unprecedented ambition from those who sought to thwart her.</p><p> </p><p>Historian <a href="http://sarahgristwood.com/" target="_blank">Sarah Gristwood</a> describes the ascension of Mary I as a “staggeringly bold” course of action undertaken with little chance of success. Still, she rode into London on August 3, 1553, to widespread acclaim. In the words of one contemporary chronicler, “It was said that no one could remember there ever having been public rejoicing such as this.”</p><p> </p><p>Centuries later, however, the Tudor queen is remembered as one of the most reviled figures in English history: “<a href="https://www.history.com/news/queen-mary-i-bloody-mary-reformation" target="_blank">Bloody Mary</a>.” This is a story of how a heroic underdog became a monarch who was then mythologized as a violent despot—despite being no bloodier than her father, Henry VIII, or other English monarchs. It’s a tale of sexism, shifting national identity and good old-fashioned propaganda, all of which coalesced to create the image of an unchecked tyrant that endures today.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 2007, member: 1"] [URL='https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/myth-bloody-mary-180974221/'][B]The Myth of ‘Bloody Mary’ - Smithsonian[/B][/URL] [B]History remembers the English queen as a murderous monster, but the real story of Mary I is far more nuanced[/B] The first woman to rule England in her own right didn’t simply inherit the throne. She seized it with unprecedented ambition from those who sought to thwart her. Historian [URL='http://sarahgristwood.com/']Sarah Gristwood[/URL] describes the ascension of Mary I as a “staggeringly bold” course of action undertaken with little chance of success. Still, she rode into London on August 3, 1553, to widespread acclaim. In the words of one contemporary chronicler, “It was said that no one could remember there ever having been public rejoicing such as this.” Centuries later, however, the Tudor queen is remembered as one of the most reviled figures in English history: “[URL='https://www.history.com/news/queen-mary-i-bloody-mary-reformation']Bloody Mary[/URL].” This is a story of how a heroic underdog became a monarch who was then mythologized as a violent despot—despite being no bloodier than her father, Henry VIII, or other English monarchs. It’s a tale of sexism, shifting national identity and good old-fashioned propaganda, all of which coalesced to create the image of an unchecked tyrant that endures today. [/QUOTE]
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