Her parents split up during one of the messiest divorces in history. Her father disowned her. Her half-brother took her crown and attacked her religious faith. But this sad little girl grew up to be the first ruling queen of England. And when she took over, she ruled with a vengence. Convinced that God was on her side, Mary Tudor lashed out at religious dissidents. She made Protestants all across England live in fear. Mary had more people executed for heresy than any other English ruler. And many of her victims were burned at the stake.

• Engaging biographies of famous and infamous figures in history
• Sophisticated design will attract high-school and middle-school struggling readers, yet on-target reading levels make these books accessible to readers of all levels
• Controlled vocabulary and sentence length make these books highly readable
• Directly correlated to Social Studies Standards for Middle and High School