Queen Mary I; Queen Elizabeth I Greetings Card
Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:
Queen Mary I; Queen Elizabeth I NPG D34140
© National Portrait Gallery, London
after Unknown artist
The daughter of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon, Mary fell from favour during her parents' divorce and was declared illegitimate. By 1544 she was reinstated in the order of succession to the throne. On the death of her half brother Edward VI she inherited the throne, and as a fervent Roman Catholic, re-introduced the old religion. Yet her marriage to Philip II of Spain and persecution of Protestants contributed to her unpopularity. It was claimed that her unhappiness at Philip's... more
Card size: 125mm x 175mm
Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.










