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No. Elizabeth was Protestant and persecuted by her sister Mary. Mary was the one who attempted to restore Catholicism with persecution.
Queen Mary I practiced Catholicism. She was a devout Catholic and attempted to restore Catholicism as the state religion of England during her reign.
Queen Elizabeth I of Enlgand
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Yes, Queen Mary I of England, also known as "Bloody Mary," was a devout Catholic. She attempted to restore Catholicism in England during her reign in the mid-16th century, leading to the persecution of Protestants.
Mainly, Mary I of England wanted to restore the throne and the country of England to Roman Catholicism. Because of this, she considered being a Protestant a crime and ordered mass executions.
Queen Mary I of England.
Bloody Mary, she took some pretty extreme revenge on people who had been unkind to her during her upbringing and also attempted to restore Catholicism to England, with all the violence that provoked.
Queen Mary of England was a staunch Catholic who sought to restore Catholicism in England and eliminate Protestant influence. Non-Catholics, including Protestants and Anglicans, opposed her reign due to her persecution of religious dissenters and the executions of those who refused to conform to Catholicism. They viewed her as a tyrant infringing on their religious freedoms.
One of Elizabeth I's act as queen was to restore Protestantism in England. England had experienced religious tumult since the death of Henry VIII. Edward VI was also a protestant, however he died young and his older sister Mary took the throne in 1553. Mary was a Catholic and changed England's religion. Several people were executed during her reign for refusing to convert to Catholicism. Elizabeth stabilized England when she took the throne.
Mary I (Bloody Mary).
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