Mary I of England, known as "Bloody Mary," reigned from 1553 to 1558. Her key events included the restoration of Roman Catholicism after her father Henry VIII's Protestant reforms, which led to the persecution and execution of Protestant reformers, earning her the nickname "Bloody Mary." Notably, she married Philip II of Spain in 1554, which fueled anti-Spanish sentiment and unrest. Her reign ended with her death in 1558, after which Elizabeth I, her Protestant half-sister, ascended to the throne, further solidifying Protestantism in England.
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