Portraits of a Queen: Mary I of England

Mary Tudor was the daughter of Henry VIII and his wife Katherine of Aragon. She was born in 1516 and was their only surviving child. After many years of trying for more Katherine recognized that she was unable to have more children. This was about the time when Henry grew restless and brought Anne Boleyn into the life of his daughter and devoted wife. Mary's life would never be the same. She went from being her father's "Pearl of the Realm" and his Princess Mary, to being [More]