Or more accurately, another example of a common Tudor history mistake making its way into a newspaper. I don’t necessarily expect a column in a mid-sized American town’s newspaper to get all their English history correct, but it still irks me when they get this particular one wrong:
Henry VIII is not buried in the abbey, but his daughters, Elizabeth I, and the half-sister she ordered beheaded, Mary, Queen of Scots, are.
I even had a history teacher in high school that couldn’t keep Mary “Bloody Mary” Tudor (the half-sister) and Mary Queen of Scots (the beheaded one, a COUSIN) straight, but it still frustrates me how many people mix these two up.
Okay, rant over. 🙂
ugh! This is one of the biggest mistakes people make that drives me crazy! I used to portray Mary Queen of Scots at the Michigan RenFest and I had someone ask me on a particularly rainy day “Are you Bloody Mary?” My reply “No, I’m WET Mary!”
Ha! Good answer!
This drives me insane. I had exactly the same problem in high school. When we were studying British history and the teacher said that Elizabeth had her sister executed, I corrected him. I felt bad for correcting a teacher, but give me a break!
I’ve met people who think that Bloody Mary is only a drink.