Queen Mary I of England, known to history as “Bloody Mary,” has long been enshrined in popular memory as one of the most ruthless monarchs to ever rule the nation. Not only did she boldly seize the ...

Lucy investigates if the real Queen Mary has been lost to history. She is now reduced to a mere two words "Bloody Mary," but was she the victim of a smear campaign because she was the first women ...

Does 'Bloody Mary', England’s first crowned queen, deserve her reputation? Lucy Worsley investigates, asking whether Mary should be remembered as a pioneer or a tyrant. Show more Mary Tudor ...

Runtime: 2 hours and 9 minutes with one 20-minute intermission THUMBNAIL SKETCH: We meet England’s first queen, Queen Mary I, aka “Mary Tudor” (or later “Bloody Mary”) played with ...

Elizabeth I is one of England's greatest ... Elizabeth’s older sister Mary I becomes queen. Mary returns the country to Catholicism and begins a series of bloody purges of Protestants.