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Mary speedily assembled a force in East Anglia and deposed Jane, who was eventually beheaded. Mary was—excluding the disputed reigns of Jane and the Empress Matilda—the first queen regnant of England. In July 1554, she married Prince Philip of Spain, becoming queen consort of Habsburg Spain on his accession in 1556.
Mary had been at Kenninghall in Norfolk and Framlingham in Suffolk. At Ipswich children presented her with a golden heart. [23] She met her sister Princess Elizabeth at Wanstead. [24] Elizabeth had arrived in London on 29 August, with a large and armed household and retinue. [25] Mary rode into London on 3 August 1553, in procession. [26]
Queen Mary appears as a main character in Rosamund Gravelle's debut play Three Queens, [6] [7] and first played by Becky Black. Set in 1554 the play is about a fictional encounter between Queen Mary I of England, Lady Jane Grey, and Princess Elizabeth Tudor, brought together by their cousin, Cardinal Reginald Pole, the night before Lady Jane Grey is due to be executed.
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Mary lay in state at St James's Palace. According to Jane Dormer, Mary came to London from Hampton Court at the end of August. She asked Dormer if she had recovered from her illness, a form of influenza called the "quartan ague", Dormer said she was well. [3] Mary replied, "So am not I". [4] [5]
Cultural depictions of Mary I of England (1 C, 33 P) E. People executed under Mary I of England (172 P) Marian exiles (50 P) P. Peers created by Mary I of England (2 C)
Mary has also been identified with Mary I of England ("Bloody Mary"; 1516–1558), with "How does your garden grow?" said to refer to her lack of heirs, or to the common idea that England had become a Catholic vassal or "branch" of Spain and the Habsburgs. It is also said to be a punning reference to her chief minister, Stephen Gardiner.