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Was "Bloody Mary" a real person?

My dad mentioned something to me about Bloody Mary being a real person?...........Know anything about that?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    "[Bloody Mary was the] daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon who was Queen of England from 1553 to 1558; she was the wife of Philip II of Spain and when she restored Roman Catholicism to England many Protestants were burned at the stake as heretics (1516-1558)

    Synonyms: Mary I, Mary Tudor"

  • 1 decade ago

    Yes, "Bloody Mary" was Queen Mary the First, and was nicknamed Bloody Mary for all the people she had put to death.

  • Tanks
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    She was Mary Tudor, queen of England and called "bloody Mary" because of her persecution of the Protestants.

  • Becca
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Yeah, I'm pretty sure she was Mary, Queen of England; the daughter of Henry VIII and half sister of Elizabeth I.

    She prosecuted and killed many people about religion, getting the nickname.

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  • 1 decade ago

    I believe she was Mary,Queen of Scots. Check that out.

  • 1 decade ago

    yes, the first answerer is true. i think he killed so many protestants and because of that, he was called that way.

    if you are talking about the person who is not a queen, (a ghost i think) that is just a myth.

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