Mary Tudor's reign over England failed because her goal of returning England to the Roman Catholic Church was never completely achieved. Mary Tudor's decisions as queen were primarily motivated by anger and a desire for revenge. Although Mary Tudor could be very kind and giving to her people at times, many remember how Queen Mary allowed many brutal executions of people in England simply because of their choice of religion. This can dampen people's opinions of him very quickly. Mary Tudor was born a princess into a very royal family; the Tudor family. Mary was born on February 18, 1516 at Greenwich Palace. Marie was baptized the following Wednesday. Cardinal Wolsey was named Mary's godfather. His parents, Henry VIII of England and Catherine of Aragon, were very pleased with their healthy baby and showed every sign of survival. Mary was the only child of Henry and Catherine to survive infancy. . Henry VIII was very fond of babies. He liked to show Mary that she had never cried. Henry often got out of Mary's taxi to show off his long hair to foreign visitors. As Mary grew up, she adopted many traits from both of her parents. Mary had her father's fair complexion and her mother's gray eyes. (home-eartlink.net)At the age of 2, Marie was engaged for the first time to the Dauphin of France, son of Francis I. Three years later, this proposal was broken. Soon after, Mary was betrothed to her cousin Emperor Charles V. Charles later abandoned Mary to marry Isabella of Portugal. Henry VIII attempted to betroth Mary to the most prestigious men in Europe. (Encyclopedia Britannica) Mary was a lively and enthusiastic child. Mary was still getting the fine... middle of paper ... this wasn't happening. Queen Mary was thought to be pregnant. This turned out to be false. Some thought Mary had gained a lot of weight at one point, but others thought it was a tumor. Queen Mary had failed to give birth to an heir to the throne. (bbc.co.uk) Queen Mary had an unsuccessful reign because she failed to fully return England to Catholicism, which was her main goal. Although Queen Mary eliminated all Protestant bishops and replaced them with Catholics, this only lasted during her reign. Queen Mary had reinstated the Catholic mass and banned holy communion. But she did not execute everyone who was not Catholic. England was therefore not entirely Catholic. When Queen Mary Tudor died in 1558, possibly of cancer, all her hopes of ruling an entirely Catholic country died with her. Elizabeth I was his successor. (royal.gov.uk)