Soldiers loyal to Mary I (a Catholic, r. 1553 – 1558) behead deposed Queen Jane (an Anglican, r. 1553). Jane refused to renounce Protestantism and accept the authority: of the Pope. Mary is given the derisive moniker of “Bloody” by her opponents.
[restored 9/20/2024]
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References:
Antonia Fraser, The Wives of Henry VIII, (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994), 409.
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