Mary Tudor has gone down in history as the Catholic tyrant "Bloody Mary." There’s certainly cause for such a brutal nickname: she executed hundreds of Protestants during her short reign.

A spicy bloody Mary is a brunch staple and celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis makes a mean one. But before your mouth starts ...

Does 'Bloody Mary', England’s first crowned queen, deserve her reputation? Lucy Worsley investigates, asking whether Mary should be remembered as a pioneer or a tyrant. Show more Mary Tudor ...