Mary I was a staunch Catholic and had a reputation for executing Protestants. Although her preferred method of execution was burning, so technically the name is inaccurate.
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Queen Mary I (1516-1558) wanted to make Roman Catholicism the religion of England and many who opposed her were executed for heresy. The contemporary historian John Foxe (1517-1587) adopted the term...
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