Mary Tudor Research Paper

Misfortunate relations of two half sisters compose the stage for a quarrel over the England crown. The roots of tension between the blended family of Mary Tudor and Elizabeth has often been overlooked. The women abhorred one another and both were determined to reign over England. Theories have emerged speculating as to the main reason why these two royals despised each other so passionately. The event of King Henry VIII’s death not only created an unstable political atmosphere in England, it also fueled the animosity between his daughters, Mary and Elizabeth, already divided by their loyalty to different mothers, contradictory religious convictions, Mary’s political marriage with Spain that had soured, and Elizabeth’s scheming which resulted in growing popularity over her half sister.
The isolated relationship of Mary Tudor and Elizabeth commenced by the folly and evasiveness of King Henry VIII towards his wives. King Henry was mindlessly persuaded by the Leviticus quote, “If a man shall take his brother’s wife it is an unclean thing… they shall be childless.” He condemned his …show more content…
The queen infamously became known as ‘Bloody Mary’ and continued with extreme executions of those plotting against her. Mary hung 100 rebels at once for their plot to dispose her from the throne. In addition, she killed over 300 people by burning them at the stake throughout her years as queen. These killings increasingly became more unpopular amongst the citizens allowing preference of Elizabeth to rise. The people declared, “When these with violence were burned to death, we wished for our Elizabeth” (Editors 21). As Elizabeth transferred from the Tower to Woodstock, cheering crowds greeted her in support of their beloved figure. Many of her supporters still believed that she would take the throne and convert England under Protestant rule (Elizabeth I; Editors 21; Queen Elizabeth

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