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Mary was crowned queen in 1553. In the space of just five years, her brutal methods earned her the macabre nickname she has carried ever since. Men such as Nicholas Ridley and Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, were burned at the stake, as were some 300 others who refused to renounce their Protestantism and accept Papal supremacy. This lucid and expert account sheds light on a dreadful episode in English history.
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Bloody Mary's Martyrs, Jasper Ridley
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- 2002
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- Title
- Bloody Mary's Martyrs
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Jasper Ridley
- Publisher
- Constable
- Released
- 2002
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 320
- ISBN10
- 1841195359
- ISBN13
- 9781841195353
- Series
- Rating
- 4 out of 5
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- Mary was crowned queen in 1553. In the space of just five years, her brutal methods earned her the macabre nickname she has carried ever since. Men such as Nicholas Ridley and Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, were burned at the stake, as were some 300 others who refused to renounce their Protestantism and accept Papal supremacy. This lucid and expert account sheds light on a dreadful episode in English history.