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'''Mary I''' (18 February 1516 – 17 November 1558) was the Queen of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_England England] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Ireland Ireland] from July 1553 until her death. Her opponents gave her the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sobriquet sobriquet] "'''Bloody Mary'''".

She was the only surviving child born of the ill-fated marriage ~~of [http~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VIII_of_England Henry~~ VIII] and his first wife ~~[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_of_Aragon~~ Catherine of Aragon]. Her younger half-brother, ~~[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_VI_of_England~~ Edward VI], succeeded Henry in 1547. When Edward became mortally ill in 1553, he attempted to remove Mary from the line of succession because of religious differences. On his death, their cousin ~~[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Jane_Grey~~ Lady Jane Grey] was at first proclaimed queen. Mary assembled a force in ~~[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Anglia~~ East Anglia] and successfully deposed Jane, who was ultimately beheaded. In 1554, Mary married ~~[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_II_of_Spain~~ Philip of Spain], becoming ~~[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_consort~~ queen consort] of ~~[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habsburg_Spain~~ Habsburg Spain] on his accession in 1556.

She was the only surviving child born of the ill-fated marriage of <span style="font-size:13px;line-height:21px;"> Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon. Her younger half-brother, Edward VI, succeeded Henry in 1547. When Edward became mortally ill in 1553, he attempted to remove Mary from the line of succession because of religious differences. On his death, their cousin Lady Jane Grey was at first proclaimed queen. Mary assembled a force in East Anglia and successfully deposed Jane, who was ultimately beheaded. In 1554, Mary married Philip of Spain, becoming queen consort of Habsburg Spain on his accession in 1556. As the fourth crowned monarch of the Tudor dynasty, Mary is remembered for her restoration of Roman Catholicism after the short-lived Protestant reign of her half-brother. During her five-year reign, she had over 280 religious dissenters burned at the stake in the Marian Persecutions. Her re-establishment of Roman Catholicism was reversed after her death in 1558 by her younger half-sister and successor, Elizabeth I.</span>

As the fourth crowned monarch of the ~~[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tudor_dynasty~~ Tudor dynasty], Mary is remembered for her restoration of Roman Catholicism after the short-lived Protestant reign of her half-brother. During her five-year reign, she had over 280 religious dissenters ~~[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_by_burning~~ burned at the stake] in the ~~[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marian_Persecutions~~ Marian Persecutions]. Her re-establishment of Roman Catholicism was reversed after her death in 1558 by her younger half-sister and successor, ~~[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_I_of_England~~ Elizabeth I].

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 '''Mary I''' (18 February 1516 – 17 November 1558) was the Queen of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_England England] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Ireland Ireland] from July 1553 until her death. Her opponents gave her the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sobriquet sobriquet] "'''Bloody Mary'''".
-She was the only surviving child born of the ill-fated marriage of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VIII_of_England Henry VIII] and his first wife [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_of_Aragon Catherine of Aragon]. Her younger half-brother, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_VI_of_England Edward VI], succeeded Henry in 1547. When Edward became mortally ill in 1553, he attempted to remove Mary from the line of succession because of religious differences. On his death, their cousin [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Jane_Grey Lady Jane Grey] was at first proclaimed queen. Mary assembled a force in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Anglia East Anglia] and successfully deposed Jane, who was ultimately beheaded. In 1554, Mary married [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_II_of_Spain Philip of Spain], becoming [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_consort queen consort] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habsburg_Spain Habsburg Spain] on his accession in 1556.
+She was the only surviving child born of the ill-fated marriage of <span style="font-size:13px;line-height:21px;"> Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon. Her younger half-brother, Edward VI, succeeded Henry in 1547. When Edward became mortally ill in 1553, he attempted to remove Mary from the line of succession because of religious differences. On his death, their cousin Lady Jane Grey was at first proclaimed queen. Mary assembled a force in East Anglia and successfully deposed Jane, who was ultimately beheaded. In 1554, Mary married Philip of Spain, becoming queen consort of Habsburg Spain on his accession in 1556.  As the fourth crowned monarch of the Tudor dynasty, Mary is remembered for her restoration of Roman Catholicism after the short-lived Protestant reign of her half-brother. During her five-year reign, she had over 280 religious dissenters burned at the stake in the Marian Persecutions. Her re-establishment of Roman Catholicism was reversed after her death in 1558 by her younger half-sister and successor, Elizabeth I.</span>
-As the fourth crowned monarch of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tudor_dynasty Tudor dynasty], Mary is remembered for her restoration of Roman Catholicism after the short-lived Protestant reign of her half-brother. During her five-year reign, she had over 280 religious dissenters [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_by_burning burned at the stake] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marian_Persecutions Marian Persecutions]. Her re-establishment of Roman Catholicism was reversed after her death in 1558 by her younger half-sister and successor, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_I_of_England Elizabeth I].
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