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Bloody Mary en · NOUN
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of bloody mary.
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Bloody Mary en · PROPN
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(derogatory) Mary I of England.
Under "Bloody Mary's" watch, we read of persecutions, papal spies, plots; above all, her reign has become synonymous with a moral outrage so unpopular as to seal the fate of Catholicism on this island: the burning at the stake of 280 Protestant martyrs.
2009 June 21, Cristina Odone, “Finding the good in Bloody Mary”, in The Observer, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2026-00-00:Worse still, the plan for a Spanish marriage, and for setting a Scoto-Spanish queen upon the throne of the Bloody Mary, was now actively prosecuted.
1896 May, A[lexander] Taylor Innes, “The Public Life: The Conflict with Queen Mary”, in John Knox (Famous Scots Series; 4), Edinburgh; London: Oliphant Anderson & Ferrier, →OCLC, page 131:
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A ghost, witch or demonic spirit said to appear in a mirror if her name is chanted repeatedly.
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