In the first, edition, 30 out of the 57 illustrations depict executions under Mary's reign. Whether his sources were accurate or not and many believe they were not always entirely accurate , it is hard to not feel emotion at this typical account of some of the early Marian martyrs, the bishops Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley:.
Ridleyes feete. To whom M. Ridley, and play the man: we shall this day lyght such a candle by Gods grace in England, as I trust shall neuer be put out.
As the fire took hold, Latimer was suffocated and died quickly, but poor Ridley was not so fortunate. Printed as an enormous folio, the second edition was ordered to be installed in every cathedral church and church officials were told to place copies in their houses for the use of servants and visitors.
Mary died at age 42 in during an influenza epidemic although she had also been suffering from abdominal pain and may have had uterine or ovarian cancer. Her half-sister, Elizabeth, succeeded her as a Protestant monarch and England remained Protestant. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us!
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Sign In. Search Our Site. Hop Times. Home News ". Hop Times Entertainment Archive. JHop Times Literary Critic. Remember that annoying little story of Bloody Mary? You know Or with claw marks all over your body? Or the possibility that you will be forever trapped behind the glass of the mirror for all eternity? What a fun and cherry tale. Well, one must wonder where the tale had come from. There are hundreds of backstories on how Bloody Mary came to be. But one of the most reasonable as reasonable as it can get when a reflection kills you is the tale of her demise.
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