Project Gutenberg 2005-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 317 Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron 1809 1892 Tennyson, Alfred Lord Queen Mary; and, Harold Etext produced by Jonathan Ingram, Tapio Riikonen and Distributed Proofreaders HTML file produced by David Widger "Queen Mary" by Alfred Lord Tennyson is a historical drama that appears to be penned during the late 19th century. The play revolves around the tumultuous reign of Queen Mary I of England, focusing on her relationships with key historical figures, including her half-sister Elizabeth and the Spanish Prince Philip, culminating in the theme of religious discord and political strife during her rule. The opening of "Queen Mary" introduces us to the atmosphere of London as Queen Mary makes a public appearance, and the citizens engage in spirited debate about her legitimacy as the rightful queen. It sets the stage for the political tensions between Mary's Catholic loyalties and the Protestant sentiments brewing among the public, which would lead to her controversial marriage with Philip of Spain. Characters like Cranmer and Cardinal Pole provide insight into the complexities of the religious conflict of the period, while multiple references to characters such as Elizabeth and Thomas Wyatt indicate a growing rebellion against Mary's rule that hints at the challenges she will face as tensions escalate politically and socially. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 91.6 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Drama Mary I, Queen of England, 1516-1558 -- Drama PR Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature Category: History - British Category: History - Religious 403403 2025-07-04T08:05:29.126241 text/html 404790 2019-02-10T12:24:06 text/html 218675 2025-07-04T08:05:39.988106 application/epub+zip 233130 2025-07-04T08:05:32.388132 application/epub+zip 223827 2025-07-04T08:05:31.152165 application/epub+zip 400984 2025-07-04T08:05:42.919078 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 443457 2025-07-04T08:05:39.197102 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 400192 2022-09-04T13:19:22.196186 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 352835 2025-07-04T08:05:28.720224 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 352523 2012-10-24T15:13:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18168 2025-07-04T08:05:43.038109 application/rdf+xml 14673 2025-07-04T08:05:31.648133 image/jpeg 3942 2025-07-04T08:05:31.402122 image/jpeg 138649 2019-02-10T12:24:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 133006 2012-10-24T15:16:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 217602 2025-07-04T08:05:29.155166 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia