Queen Mary I was known as “Bloody Mary” for good reason. She had a happy childhood but a rather difficult young adulthood as she saw several of her stepmothers be beheaded by her father. Later she herself ordered the execution of anyone who did not belong to her religion. People think that the way she was raised made her kill so many people. No one would doubt that Mary I is a fascinating woman with a fascinating life. Queen Mary was born at Greenwich Palace on the eighteenth of February in the year 1516. Her father was King Henry VIII and her mother was Catherine of Aragon. Mary's mother was the first of Henry's six wives ("Queen 'Bloody' Mary"). Queen Mary was the fifth child to be born, but was the only child to survive infancy. His three other brothers and his sister did not survive (“Scotland's Mary”). It is said that if Mary had been a boy all of English history would have been different and probably less interesting (Eakins, Lara). Mary was a young princess and was well educated having guardians who believed in the education of girls as well as boys ("Scotland's Maria"). Mary was the center of attention until her father married Anne Boleyn (Eakins, Lara). After Henry married Anne Boleyn, Mary was declared illegitimate and was no longer called "princess", but rather "The Lady Mary" (Eakins, Lara). Anne had given birth to Elizabeth, but Elizabeth will soon be a fatherless daughter, because her mother failed to make a child for Henry to have an heir (Eakins, Lara). After Anne's execution, Mary's father had married again, this time to Jane Seymour (Eakins, Lara). Jane had finally given Henry what he wanted; Jane had a baby and named him Edward. When Edward was born, Mary was the young prince's godmother (Ea...... middle of paper ......ns, Lara). Since Mary died without heirs, Elizabeth took charge. Elizabeth was thrown to her death, just like Mary. The two half-sisters were buried next to each other in Westminster Abbey ("Mary of Scotland"). So even though Mary's life had been so hard, many amazing things had happened to her. He also started many new things, but still followed his father's past by performing many executions. In the cited work Eakins, Lara. “Mary I Queen of England”. Tudorhistory.org. Tudor Story, February 6, 2012. Network. May 5, 2014. Mikkelson, David. "Cursed Mary." Snopes.com. Urban Legends Reference Page, October 27, 2005. Web. May 5, 2014. "Queen 'Bloody' Mary." Greatsite.com. Big Site Marketing, Nd Web. May 5, 2014. “Mary of Scotland.” scotlandsmary.com. N.d. Web. 5 May 2014. “The British Monarchy.” Royal.gov. The Royal House, Nd Web. 5 May 2014.