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Practice questionLife in the UK Test

Which monarch, a devout Catholic, became known as 'Bloody Mary' because of her persecution of Protestants?

Correct answer

Mary I

Why

Mary I was Henry VIII's elder daughter. Her reign was short, and she was followed by her Protestant half-sister, Elizabeth I.

Answer choices

  • AMary, Queen of Scots
  • BMary II
  • CMary I
  • DQueen Victoria