-- conclusion -- Mary Tudor faced many challenges throughout her life. She had a rough childhood filled with depression, self-hatred, extreme physical illnesses, and being deprived of her mother and neglected by her father. Despite all of this, Mary persevered and became Queen of England in 1553, but her reign ended in 1558 most likely due to ovarian cancer (McIlvenna). Although history portrays her as bloody, ruthless, and cruel, Mary was not very different from other rulers during her time. In fact, most rulers executed far more people than Mary, and often for more personal and questionable motives. Not only was Mary not as cruel as most people think, but she even made many reformations, from which England greatly benefitted. Some contributions of Mary’s include bettering the navy, establishing more hospitals, fixing England’s money deficit, and helping the poor. Mary Tudor I did not deserve the nickname “Bloody Mary” because of her awful childhood, the small number of people executed during her reign, and because of her accomplishments that benefitted England.
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