Bloody Mary's Martyrs

Bloody Mary's Martyrs
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Publisher : Constable
Total Pages : 320
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ISBN-10 : 1841195359
ISBN-13 : 9781841195353
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Book Synopsis Bloody Mary's Martyrs by : Jasper Ridley

Download or read book Bloody Mary's Martyrs written by Jasper Ridley and published by Constable. This book was released on 2002 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mary was crowned queen in 1553. In the space of just five years, her brutal methods earned her the macabre nickname she has carried ever since. Men such as Nicholas Ridley and Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, were burned at the stake, as were some 300 others who refused to renounce their Protestantism and accept Papal supremacy. This lucid and expert account sheds light on a dreadful episode in English history.


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