Queen Mary I violently attempted to restore Roman Catholicism to Anglican England during the 16th century. She fully intended to return to Catholicism during her five-year reign by marrying her Catholic cousin and bearing him a Catholic heir. Wyatt's rebellion led her to burn over 200 Protestants at the stake, earning her the infamous nickname "Bloody Mary" (Lindbuchler). The citizens of England hated her and the Catholic Church because of it. Mary also took away the martyrs' right to go public, which added to her unpopularity among her subjects. At the time of her death, Queen Mary's plan to restore the Catholic faith in England was completely ineffective and England remained Protestant. Mary Tudor became Queen of England after having Lady Jane Grey, known as the Nine Day Queen (Lindbuchler), executed. She came to the throne on July 19, 1553 and reigned for five dismal years (“Mary the Queen”). Because she defended the Roman Catholic Church, Mary never gained the support of her countrymen or the nobles (Lindbuchler). At first, she seemed capable of compromise and slowly moved toward religion; she even allowed her brother Edward to be buried with a Protestant service. But she despised the fact that her father had separated from the Church and had always intended to bring Catholicism back to England ("Queen Bloody Mary"). Thinking of the Catholic heir she could bring to England, Mary married her cousin Philip of Spain in 1554. Although Phillip did not want to marry the queen, he did so to gain political power (Rowse 48) . People began to worry when their queen married a Spaniard because they didn't trust foreigners; as a result, the country entered a state of alarm ("Mary...... middle of paper ......forgotten, was largely a failure. Works CitedLindbuchler, Ryan. "Queen " Bloody" Mary I Tudor of England." June 5, 2005. Web. October 5, 2011 http://departments.kings.edu/womens_history/marytudor.htmll. "Mary The Queen". net/~elisale/queenmary.html.This England. National Geographic Society, 1966. “Queen Bloody Mary Greatsite Web. October 5, 2011 http://www.greatsite.com/timeline-english. : Encyclopedia Project April 24, 2009. Web October 26, 2011. http://www.luminarium.org/encyclopedia/queenmary.htm Rowse, AL Windsor Castle in the History of England in New York: GP Putnam's Sons, 1974. Simons, Eric N. “Mary I.” Encyclopedia Britannica Web topics/marie-i..