Why did Queen Mary I of England kill protestants?

Katherine died broken heart in exile, and Mary vowed to bring England back to “the true religion” whatever it took. Protestants (heretics in Mary's view) were given the choice to return to Catholicism or burn at the stake. read more

Because they were like cockroaches, multiplying all over the place. She was afraid that if didn’t kill them they would overrun England and eventually consume the monarchy itself. Which of course they did in 1649. read more

Cranmer had declared the marriage of Mary’s parents unlawful so Henry could wed Anne Boleyn, and during the reign of Edward the archbishop promoted Protestantism. In the end, Mary’s goal of a Catholic England failed, as her successor, Queen Elizabeth I, took the nation back to Protestantism. 7. Mary lost England’s last territory in France. read more

Queen Mary I of England was born February 18, 1516, the daughter of King Henry VIII and his first of six wives, Catherine of Aragon. Mary was the only child from that union to survive infancy. She reigned as Queen of England from July 19, 1553 until her death on November 17, 1558. read more