"Bloody" Mary Tudor's Birthday
By AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
United States
February 18, 2016 7:08pm CST
Mary Tudor was born on this day in 1516. That was 500 years ago today! She was born in Greenwich, London and baptised three days later at the Church of Observant Friars. She would become queen of England and overthrow the Protestant Faith, restoring Roman Catholicism as the faith.
She ordered the killing of Many Protestants, this act would later (after death) give her the nickname "Bloody Mary."
She was the first woman to claim the throne, though her cousin Jane Grey did hold it for a short time after Edward VI death.
Elizabeth (Mary's sister) is actually one of my favorite Tudor's.
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@Daljinder (23193)
• Bangalore, India
19 Feb 16
Well thanks for the update on the history of "Bloody Mary". It is still a scary game played by kids these days. Hey @VivaLaDani, here read about Bloody Mary.
Thanks again @ScribbledadNauseam 
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
20 Feb 16
I used to play it but I don't think my niece and nephew have been taught it. I guess mainly because my nephew would taunt my niece with it all the time.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
20 Feb 16
@Daljinder I was the youngest of three kids, plus we had cousins. It was a constant taunt to do "bloody mary" in the mirror.
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@Daljinder (23193)
• Bangalore, India
20 Feb 16
@ScribbledAdNauseum I didn't knew about this when I was still in school or I might have tried it...lol
@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
19 Feb 16
No wonder many scary urban legends were attached to her name including a very popular drink.
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@Orson_Kart (8316)
• United Kingdom
20 Feb 16
I love this period if our history. There has been much made of it, particularly about Henry VIII, who was Mary's father. He was so desperate for a son and heir, that he repeatedly got rid of his wives, as he blamed them for only producing girls.
There is a great TV series you should watch, if you haven't already, called The Tudors. I think Natalie Dormer is excellent in the part of Anne Boleyn.
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@Orson_Kart (8316)
• United Kingdom
20 Feb 16
@ScribbledAdNauseum The Tudors was a BBC drama. Check it out on IMDb and if you can watch it, do, as it's excellent. It's a bit raunchy in places, particularly involving Anne Boleyn. It's not the reason I watched it, but it didn't put me off it either. Know what I am saying. 
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
20 Feb 16
@Orson_Kart 
I'll see if I can find it somewhere. BBC dramas are sometimes picked up with PBS here in the US and put on streaming services.
I'll see if I can find it somewhere. BBC dramas are sometimes picked up with PBS here in the US and put on streaming services.@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
20 Feb 16
I think a lot of people have interest in the Tudor Dynasty. I watched a documentary on youtube that theorized what all was wrong with poor Henry. "The Tudors" that was made for HBO? A drama?
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
19 Feb 16
You are quite the history buff arent you Narnia?
I love the Tudor houses in England but dont know much about the Tudor Bloody Mary..except the drink lolz
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@Orson_Kart (8316)
• United Kingdom
20 Feb 16
I've never had one in years, but as you say, it's a tasty drink and could be addictive.
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
19 Feb 16
@ScribbledAdNauseum Wait..you are not Narnia now? Okay lolz..Reality..yes I have had the drink and cannot drink just one..and that is why I can no longer have it
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
19 Feb 16
Have never had the drink myself. Is it good?
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
19 Feb 16
This isn't the same Mary, Queen of Scots is she?
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
19 Feb 16
No, the one you are thinking about is this one :
This Mary was believed to have plotted against Queen Elizabeth (Mary Tudor's Sister). I honesty can't remember all of the details on that, but she was beheaded.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search For other uses, see Mary, Queen of Scots (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Mary I of England. Mary Stuart Portrait of Mary after François Clouet, c. 1559 Queen of Scots Reign 14 Dece
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
20 Feb 16
@ScribbledAdNauseum Yes, I'm watching the series Reign on Netflix about her life. Somehow I thought they were the same person.
