How much of the legends of Bloody Mary were true? Did she really murder her husband and children?
There are at least three different uses of the the phrase “Bloody Mary”. drmatt, you are too quick to use the “fact refuted” comment. Clarisvisu is probably addressing the question correctly, the “Bloody Mary” described in the question was clearly the modern children’s fable with no historical basis. It is described in the wikipedia entry cited by Clarisvisu and more reliably in the Snopes page cited below. However, if you read the wikipedia entry note that it wrongly adds false information about Queen Mary. She did not have miscarriages and was not accused of murdering potential babies. Nothing could be more untrue: she was desperate for children but unable to bear them. Her mother had many miscarriages and she herself was sickly. drmatt is correct in that she was known as “Bloody Mary” because of the number of executions for heresy during her reign. The “Bloody Mary” that I like is the drink. It was invented by an American bartender in Paris, France, and includes tomato juice, vodka,
