Welcome to the History Tricks, where any resemblance to a boring old history lesson is purely coincidental.

And here's your 30-second summary.

She was a king's daughter. She was a king's sister. She was a king's wife. She was a queen. And by the same title, a king.

Also, a fabulous drink served at brunch all over the United States.

The End

Let's talk about Mary I of England.

But first, let's drop her into history. In 1516, King Henry VIII is on the throne in England.

He's married to his first wife, Catherine of Ergon.

One and a half years before, Martin Luther nailed his 95thesis to its church door and ignited the Protestant Reformation.

John Fox, author of Fox's book of martyrs, was born.

King Ferdinand II, King of Spain, father of Catherine of Ergon.

Grandfather of the future Queen Mary I died.

In on February 18th, 1516, Mary I of England was born.

Mary was the only living child of Henry VIII of England and his first wife, Catherine of Ergon.

You should listen, probably, before this podcast, to episode 22, which is the Catherine of Ergon podcast.

And then listen right afterward to the Ann Bolin podcast.

And then give you insight into the difficult circumstances surrounding her early life.

As it is, there were miscarriages, stole births, etc. before she was born.

And there was at least one after she was born.

And at least a couple were boys, which is what Henry and Catherine were working for.

And they just didn't get.

So yeah, Henry famously, when Mary was born, said, we're still young.

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