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Queen of Martyrs: The Story of Mary I
(Plantagenet Embers Book 3)
By Samantha Wilcoxson
(Plantagenet Embers Book 3)
By Samantha Wilcoxson
Publication Date: 12th April 2017
Publisher: Independently Published
Page Length: 397
Genre: Historical Fiction
'God save the Queen! God save our good Queen Mary!'
When these words rang out over England, Mary Tudor thought her troubles were over. She could put her painful past - the loss of her mother and mistreatment at the hands of her father - behind her. With her accession to the throne, Mary set out to restore Catholicism in England and find the love of a husband that she had long desired. But the tragedies in Mary's life were far from over.
How did a gentle, pious woman become known as Bloody Mary?
The Plantagenet Embers Series:
Plantagenet Princess, Tudor Queen: The Story of Elizabeth of York
Faithful Traitor: The Story of Margaret Pole
Queen of Martyrs: The Story of Mary I
The Last Lancastrian: A Story of Margaret Beaufort (novella)
Once a Queen: A Story of Elizabeth Woodville (novella)
Prince of York: A Story of Reginald Pole (novella)
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Samantha Wilcoxson
Samantha Wilcoxson is an author of emotive biographical fiction and strives to help readers connect with history's unsung heroes. She also writes nonfiction for Pen & Sword History. Samantha loves sharing trips to historic places with her family and spending time by the lake with a glass of wine. Her most recent work is Women of the American Revolution, which explores the lives of 18th century women, and she is currently working on a biography of James Alexander Hamilton.
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Mary I is a really difficult character to get to grips with. Obviously she was terribly traumatised by everything she went through in her life, especially her father's treatment of his mother, and not being able to see or communicate with her mother must have been awful. And then she married for what she thought was love, and had those fantom pregnancies which must have been so terribly upsetting for her. But on the other hand, she ordered the death of so many people. I wonder if she had had a different upbringing if things would have been different for her.
ReplyDeleteI often wonder what would have happened if Arthur had not died. I think he and Catherine would have got along well together and maybe had a good marriage. But Henry was totally unprepared to be the king, and his ego and arrogance were just too much. He was such a narcissist, that he had no thought for anyone else but himself and what he wanted. To treat Catherine the way he did was deplorable, but how he treated by Mary and Elizabeth was even worse - and everyone wonders why Mary and Elizabeth turned out the way they did. Mary wanted just to be loved, but she also I think wanted to undo everything her father had done which had so affected her mother and hence Bloody Mary came into being - not that that was an excuse for what she did, but I think, like an onion she had many layers. The fantom pregnancies, if that is what they were, demonstrate how fragile her mental health was and the way Phillip treated her was awful. But still, she was her father's child, and he didn't mind killing people to get what he wanted.
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Someone who burns 280 people at the stake deserves the nickname, but that is just my opinion.
DeleteOn another note, I will look forward to reading your book.