Ebook {Epub PDF} The First Queen of England: The Myth of Bloody Mary by Linda Porter

Mary I was as Porter points out the first Queen Regnant in English history and she set the precedent for all those that came after her and she reformed the church which she was very aware was corrupt and sharing her late grandmother's disdain with corrupt priests and officials, she kicked them out of office and supplanted them not just with honest men, but honest men who could, read, write and inspire love and /5(58).  · With The First Queen of England: The Myth of "Bloody Mary" Linda Porter offers a fresh look into the life of Mary the First. She was the queen best-known for her persecution and subsequent burnings of Protestants, but as Porter reveals, there was so much more to Mary Tudor.4/5. A Latin scholar and outstanding musician, her love of fashion was matched only by her zeal for gambling. It is the tragedy of Queen Mary that today, years after her death, she remains the most hated, least understood monarch in English history.4/5(K).

In Polish Linda's book is called Maria Tudor Pierwsza królowa. It has been translated by Adam Tuz and is published by Wydawnictwo Astra, Kraków in This book dispels many popular conceptions about Mary Tudor, the first woman to rule England in her own right. It reveals the daughter of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon as a cultured. The First Queen of England Quotes Showing of 2. "The barbarity, duplicity and sheer effrontery of the English were often remarked upon. 'Pink, white and quarrelsome' was the splendid description of one group of disgusted Spanish visitors.". ― Linda Porter, The Myth of "Bloody Mary": A Biography of Queen Mary I of England. A striking and sympathetic portrait of England's first Queen, Mary I - whose character has been vilified for over years. Instead of the bloodthirsty bigot of Protestant mythology, Mary Tudor emerges from the pages of this deeply-researched biography as a cultured renaissance princess, a courageous survivor of the violent power struggles that characterised the reigns of her father, Henry.

In the Myth of Bloody Mary: The First Queen of England, Linda Porter has attempted to bring to light information that have been overshadowed by Mary negative image. When you think of Queen Elizabeth's sister, you probably imagine a very stoic and reserved woman. Mary I was as Porter points out the first Queen Regnant in English history and she set the precedent for all those that came after her and she reformed the church which she was very aware was corrupt and sharing her late grandmother's disdain with corrupt priests and officials, she kicked them out of office and supplanted them not just with honest men, but honest men who could, read, write and inspire love and admiration to their flock!. The First Queen of England Quotes Showing of 2. “The barbarity, duplicity and sheer effrontery of the English were often remarked upon. ‘Pink, white and quarrelsome’ was the splendid description of one group of disgusted Spanish visitors.”. ― Linda Porter, The Myth of "Bloody Mary": A Biography of Queen Mary I of England.