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Who persecuted Protestants living in England?
Queen Mary I
Queen Elizabeth I
King Henry VIII
King Edward VI
King James I
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Queen Mary I.
She restored Roman Catholicism after her accession (1553) and had several hundred Protestants executed (by burning), earning the nickname "Bloody Mary."
Brief notes on the others:
- Henry VIII: broke with Rome and persecuted opponents of his policies (he also executed some Protestants and Catholics), but is not the figure most associated with large-scale persecution of Protestants.
- Edward VI: a Protestant monarch who promoted Protestant reforms.
- Elizabeth I: Protestant; enforced religious conformity to the Anglican Church and punished dissenters, but she did not carry out the widespread Protestant persecutions associated with Mary I.
- James I: persecuted Catholics and suppressed some dissenting Protestants (e.g., Puritans), but not responsible for the mass persecution of Protestants in England.
She restored Roman Catholicism after her accession (1553) and had several hundred Protestants executed (by burning), earning the nickname "Bloody Mary."
Brief notes on the others:
- Henry VIII: broke with Rome and persecuted opponents of his policies (he also executed some Protestants and Catholics), but is not the figure most associated with large-scale persecution of Protestants.
- Edward VI: a Protestant monarch who promoted Protestant reforms.
- Elizabeth I: Protestant; enforced religious conformity to the Anglican Church and punished dissenters, but she did not carry out the widespread Protestant persecutions associated with Mary I.
- James I: persecuted Catholics and suppressed some dissenting Protestants (e.g., Puritans), but not responsible for the mass persecution of Protestants in England.
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