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Mary I also Mary Tudor (1516-1558) the daughter of Henry VIII of England and Katharine of Aragon. She became The Queen of England in 1553 and married Phillip II of Spain. She tried to make England return to the Catholic faith and many Protestants who refused to do so were killed by being burnt. Because of this she was often called Bloody Mary.

 

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Robert Peel (1788-1850) a British Conservative politician who established the first official British police force and introduced freedom for Roman Catholics. He was Prime Minister from 1834-1835 and 1841-1846. London Police force was begun in 1829.

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We have come to know that the most celebrated residents of the Tower of London are six ravens whose presence is protected by the legend. It says that the Kingdom will fall if they leave the Tower.

The Tower of London

We have also discovered why Henry VIII refused the Catholic faith and made up the English Church. It happened because he had to marry

his elder brother’s wife who was nearly twenty years older than he was. After the marriage he asked the Pope for the divorce but he wasn’t allowed to do so. That was a good excuse for him to get rid of the power of the Vatican.

We have found out why the eldest son of the ruling king and queen of Britain has got the title Prince of Wales. In 1284 Edward I united west Wales with England. The Welsh needed a new prince, and at the public ceremony at Coronation Edward I made his own baby son (later Edward II) Prince of Wales.

We have come to know who Molly Malone is and why there is a monument to this girl in Dublin. There is a sad and beautiful story about a Dublin girl, Molly Malone.

She sold cockles and mussels in the streets of Dublin. When she was still young she became ill and died, but her ghost lived after her. The poor people of Dublin loved the song so much that they decided to put up a monument to her.