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Mary I - Marriage (Woman (Showed some strong leadership (The succession…
Mary I - Marriage
Woman
Had to 'rule as a man' to be effective
Manipulated her role to achieve her goal
Showed some strong leadership
The succession crisis
Wyatt's rebellion
Marriage would limit her power
First female monarch
No examples to follow
Could use her feminine qualities
Marriage
July 1554
Raining on wedding day
Married in Winchester instead of London because Mary couldn't wait
She adored him
37 year old virgin and a 27 year old divorcee
Not a success
No children
Two humiliating phantom pregnancies
Choice of husband
English
Edward Courtenay
Catholic
Distant Tudor
Alcoholic
Inept
Social recluse
Foreign
Philip II
Catholic
Powerful
Not in England too much
Xenophobia was increased by the Spanish match
Worried that Spain would take over because she was a woman
There was a pre-nup about Philip's rights in England
Mary has to marry to have children, if she wants to keep England catholic
She was now 37, and her mother did have complications with children
Philip II
Already married and has children
He's fertile
King of Spain
Powerful ally against France