Bloody Mary

You may think the term bloody Mary comes from a cocktail drink made with tomato juice and vodka but it actually comes from the First  English female Queen to have full regency of a male king,  Queen Mary Tudor or Queen Mary I.  

Artificial intelligence image of Queen Mary I(chatGpt) 

The reason she got the nickname bloody Mary was because she had many of her protestant opponents put to death along with her cousin, Lady Jane Grey, the Queen Hand picked  by her brother before he died from tuberculosis and the Father of Jane Grey.  She tried very hard to return England into the Catholic realm until she passed away from suspected stomach cancer. 

possible modern likeness of Queen Mary I rendered by artificial intelligence (chatGPT) 

Source : Elizabeth, the forgotten Years  by John Guy, ISBN 978-0-241-96365 

Source : wikipedia.com 

Source Britanica.com 

England Gregorian

England didn't embrace the Gregorian Calendar until the 17th century, over 100 years after it was invented by the Catholic church. 

This means throughout the Tudor Dynasty and before, they used the Julian calendar. New year was observed on the 25th of March and the dates were inaccurate by today's standards. 

Image generated by artificial intelligence 

Source , 'Elisabeth The forgotten Years', By John Guy, ISBN 978-0-241- 96365-4