Mary I of England

Mary I (1553?)-(1558?)was the first female ruler of England. She was the daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. She was alienated from her father, however, during his divorce from her mother. She rejected the Anglican Church Henry had instituted and tried to turn England back to Roman Catholicism. This effort was carried out by force and a number of noted Protestant leaders were executed. This earned her the title of 'Bloody Mary.' She was deeply unpopular, but did not last long on the throne being succeeded by her younger sister Elizabeth I, who quickly undid most of Mary's changes.