Queen Mary I of England
Primary Source Quotes
"When I am dead and opened, you shall find Calais lying in my heart."
-Queen Mary I
"In thee, O lord, is my trust, let me never be confounded: if God be for us, who can be against us?"
-Queen Mary I
Hans Eworth (Artist)
Portrait of Mary I
Bronze medal of Mary I of England
Portrait of Mary I of England
Hans Eworth (Artist)
English Coat of Arms used by Queen Mary I
Secondary Source Quotes
"You have four certain and open enemies: the heretics and schismatics, the rebels and adherents of the duke of Northumberland, the king of France and Scotland, and the Lady Elizabeth."
-Imperial ambassador Renard to Queen Mary, 1553
“An objective viewpoint was beyond her; she was single-minded to a fault.”
-Alison Weir, The Children of Henry VIII
“I must bear it well as I may. As my sainted mother used to say, we never come to the kingdom of Heaven but by troubles.”
- Alison Weir, The Lady Elizabeth
“It is too dangerous to meddle in the marriage of princes,' he muttered as he withdrew. Arundel made a joke at his expense, saying 'He lost his post as Chancellor that day, for the Queen had usurped it,' which drew wry laughter from the deputation.”
- Alison Weir, The Children of Henry VIII