Mary I by John Edwards The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperback The elder daughter of Henry VIII, Mary I (1553-58) became England's ruler on the unexpected death of her brother Edward VI. Her short reign is one of the great potential turning points in the country's history. As a convinced Catholic and the wife of Philip II, king of Spain and the most powerful of all European monarchs, Mary could have completely changed her country's orbit, making it a province of the Habsburg Empire and obedient again to Rome. These extraordinary possibilities are fully dramatized in John Edward's superb short biography. The real Mary I has almost disappeared under the great mass of Protestant propaganda that buried her reputation during her younger sister, Elizabeth I's reign. But what if she had succeeded? You'll also receive a free 6x4 print of Mary I. ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0141988681Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin (28 Jun. 2018)Language ‏ : ‎ EnglishPaperback ‏ : ‎ 128 pagesISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780141988689ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0141988689Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.8 x 1.02 x 18.42 cm