Bloody Mary

New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 1996. Second Edition/Presumed Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. xii, [6], 533, [1] pages. Map. Illustrations. Notes. Select Bibliography. Index. Minor damp signs and rippling at top of back pages and dust jacket. Carolly Erickson (born January 1, 1943) is an American author of non-fiction and historical fiction. She earned a Ph.D. in medieval history from Columbia University. She spent six years as a college professor before becoming a full-time writer. In 2008, her book The Tsarina's Daughter won the RT Reader's Choice Award. Her eighteen nonfiction books have won her a large international following. Mary started as a delicate little girl who overcame many hurdles and became Ruler of England. Carolly Erickson brilliantly illustrates Mary's life in Bloody Mary. The life of Mary, daughter to King Henry and Katherine of Argon, was filled with backstabbing, power hungry people and danger around every corner. Mary Tudor has no monument in England. Her death was a national holiday for 200 years. But, in this biography, Carolly Erickson tells of how she survived an agonizing adolescence and how after winning the throne, she met her challenges with courage.