Princess Mary Tudor

"I am afraid I was not born for happiness."

Princess Mary Tudor was the princess and then Queen of England, and the daughter of King Henry VIII Tudor. She was a devout Catholic and the daughter of the mistreated Catherine of Aragon, whom Mary was banished from seeing for the last four years of her mother's life. Henry doted on Mary and so did Catherine, however Henry still craved a son and despite caring about Mary, it was obvious a boy was more important. During her half brother Edward's reign, Mary was frequently bullied by him because of their opposite religions, and he eventually disinherited her in favor of their cousin Lady Jane Grey. Mary was forced into illegitimacy by Henry, who was driven by passion for Anne Boleyn, who had pushed Catherine of Aragon off the throne.