What were Queen Mary I of England's weaknesses?

Weaknesses may be the wrong word. She was stalwartly Catholic and once on the throne was brave enough to mount a counter Reformation to restore Catholicism in England, executing or burning at the stake those who opposed her. Like her half-sister Elizabeth, she was academically bright and a virtuoso on the virginals. read more

Weaknesses may be the wrong word. She was stalwartly Catholic and once on the throne was brave enough to mount a counter Reformation to restore Catholicism in England, executing or burning at the stake those who opposed her. read more

Mary I (18 February 1516 – 17 November 1558), was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 19 July 1553 until her death. The fourth crowned monarch of the Tudor dynasty, she is remembered for restoring England to Roman Catholicism after succeeding her short-lived half brother, Edward VI, to the English throne. read more

She failed to provide military support for the Earl of Moray in the Chaseabout raid against Mary Queen of Scots and Darnley, so that he was forced to leave Scotland, and Mary installed a Catholic Government. She failed to send an adequate force with the Earl of Leicester to support the Huguenots. read more