It was on the 17th November 1558 that a Queen of England who has gone down in the history books in infamy died inside one of her palaces. Bloody Mary, or Mary I was known for the large scale burnings of Protestants that were ordered all across England and she gained a fearsome reputation because of this. She was the eldest child of Henry VIII and succeeded onto the throne following Lady Jane Grey’s brief flirtation with the crown. Mary ordered the teenage 9 day queen’s execution. But throughout her life she suffered with many different health conditions and issues which led to her death at the age of 42. But following her death, Mary I was embalmed and her organs were removed, but what did the Tudor Queen die from and what did investigations into her death show?
28 апр 2024
