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July 6, 2025 39 mins

Last week we heard about Mary's formative years. Today we get to her reign, the infamous burnings and ask ourselves if Bloody Mary was as bad as people think.


Edited by Tomos Delargy. Produced by Stuart Beckwith. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.


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