This talk was drawn from research undertaken as part of my PhD thesis and examined how, from 1558-1660, anti-Catholicism, anti-foreign sentiment, and sex and gender played significant roles in how later English regimes and subjects created, perceived, and perpetuated the legacy of Mary’s reign. Themes analysed included Mary’s Catholicism, her religious policies, and her marriage, arguing that authors in the Elizabethan, Jacobean, and Caroline regimes as well as during the English Republic re-interpreted Mary’s legacy in a way which both fit into and informed their understanding of their own era, transforming Mary’s legacy. This talk was presented for the English Catholic History Association.
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Dr Johanna Strong 