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Bloody Mary: Her earliest portrait

Season 2 Episode 4 | 4m 05s

Was England's first ruling queen a pioneer or a tyrant? Lucy investigates whether Mary I was really as "bloody" as history suggests or was she the victim of a smear campaign for being the first women in a man's world?

Extras
Lucy investigates Queen Mary I - was she really as bloody as history suggests?
A coronation designed for Kings, presented some problems for the first Queen.
Lucy works with experts to uncover this extraordinary moment in history.
Meet the Gunpowder Plotters: The infamous Guy Fawkes and his fellow conspirators.
Lucy investigates William the Conqueror.
What is it like to come face to face with William the Conqueror?
It's over 230 feet long and its 900 years old. What is it?
Is the name "Jack the Ripper" actually a hoax?
Lucy Worsley re-investigates some of the most dramatic and brutal chapters in British history.
Lucy investigates the world’s most infamous serial killer, Jack the Ripper.
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  • Lucy Worsley Investigates Season 2
  • Lucy Worsley Investigates Season 1
Lucy investigates Queen Mary I - was she really as bloody as history suggests?
Lucy works with experts to uncover this extraordinary moment in history.
Lucy investigates William the Conqueror.
Lucy investigates the world’s most infamous serial killer, Jack the Ripper.
Discover how the trial of one "witch" sparked Britain's witch-hunt craze.
Find out how the Black Death changed Britain.
Take a closer look at George III and how a tale of mental illness changed Britain.
Come along as Lucy Worsley uncovers what really happened to the Princes in the Tower.