Queen Mary IMary Tudor was born on February 18, 1516 at Placentia Palace in Greenwich, England. She was the only child of King Henry VIII and his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, to survive to childhood. She was baptized a Catholic shortly after her birth in 1525. Henry sent his daughter to live on the Welsh border. When Mary was two and a half years old, her father planned her life for her, such as who she was going to marry and where she was going to live (Queen Bloody). Mary's father divorced her mother when she was young. Their divorce separated Mary from her mother. His father later married Anne Boleyn. This placed the princess outside the line of succession to the throne. Mary has now become Anne's servant. In 1536, Henry had Anne Boleyn beheaded and married his third wife, Jane Seymour, who insisted that the king make amends with his daughters. After Edward's death, Mary successfully deposed Lady Jane Gray to the new queen. She ascended the throne as the first Queen Regent. Mary immediately began to repeal many of Henry VIII's religious edicts and replace them with her own, which included a strict heresy law. The application of this law resulted in the burning of more than 300 Protestants considered heretics. Mary's religious persecution made her extremely unpopular and earned her the nickname "Bloody Mary". Queen Mary was an educated girl. She studied Latin, French, Italian, Spanish, Greek, science and music. Most of Mary's education came from her mother, and by age nine Mary could read and write Latin. By the time Mary was nine, it was obvious that Henry and Catherine would have no more children, which would leave Henry without a legitimate male heir. Henry sent Mary to the Welsh border to pre...... middle of paper ......r rightful successor. Mary was weak and ill from May 1558 and died aged 42 at St James's Palace during a bout of influenza. epidemic which also claimed the life of Reginald Pole later the same day, November 17, 1558. She was suffering, perhaps from ovarian cysts or uterine cancer.] Her half-sister succeeded him. Philip, who was in Brussels, wrote to his sister Joan: “I felt reasonable regret for his death. » Works Cited Queen Bloody Mary “Queen “Bloody” Mary. Queen “Bloody” Mary. Np, and Web. April 27, 2014.BBC HistoryBBC News. BBC and Web. April 28, 2014.Mary I, Queen of England, "Mary I." Mary INp, and Web. April 29, 2014.Queen Mary I (1553 - 1558)"Queen Mary I." Queen Mary INp, nd Web. April 29, 2014. Mary TudorBio.com. A&E Networks Television, and Web. May 7, 2014.Queen Mary I"Queen Mary I." Queen Mary INp, nd Web. May 7 2014.