Alexander Samson is Reader in Early Modern Studies at University College London

‘Informative, well illustrated and with plenty of rich detail, this thought-provoking study dismantles many of the myths about Mary and Philip and their joint reign as monarchs of England.’ Linda Porter, Literary Review'This is a truly excellent revisionist study of the reign of Mary I, and should be read by specialists and students so that rehabilitation of Mary I can continue.'Valerie Schutte, Royal Studies Journal '...an essential reference work for any early modern royal studies scholar.'The Catholic Historical Review 'On the level of close reading of texts to explore their meanings and possible significance, this book is a triumph. Where other scholars have shied away from exploring the Anglo-Spanish story due to incomplete sources, Samson has found a way to get substantial mileage from a range of legal, literary, and polemical documents to show the intermixing and hybridity of English and Spanish culture and politics during Mary and Philip’s reign.'Freddy C. Domínguez, British Catholic History

• List of platesList of abbreviationsIntroduction1 Prenuptial2 Contracting matrimony3 Wyatt and the queen’s regal power4 A marriage made in Heaven?5 Royal entry: London, 18 August 15546 Anti-Spanish sentiment in early modern England7 Spanish Tudor / English HabsburgConclusionBibliographyIndex

Alexander Samson is Reader in Early Modern Studies at University College London

‘Informative, well illustrated and with plenty of rich detail, this thought-provoking study dismantles many of the myths about Mary and Philip and their joint reign as monarchs of England.’ Linda Porter, Literary Review'This is a truly excellent revisionist study of the reign of Mary I, and should be read by specialists and students so that rehabilitation of Mary I can continue.'Valerie Schutte, Royal Studies Journal '...an essential reference work for any early modern royal studies scholar.'The Catholic Historical Review 'On the level of close reading of texts to explore their meanings and possible significance, this book is a triumph. Where other scholars have shied away from exploring the Anglo-Spanish story due to incomplete sources, Samson has found a way to get substantial mileage from a range of legal, literary, and polemical documents to show the intermixing and hybridity of English and Spanish culture and politics during Mary and Philip’s reign.'Freddy C. Domínguez, British Catholic History

• List of platesList of abbreviationsIntroduction1 Prenuptial2 Contracting matrimony3 Wyatt and the queen’s regal power4 A marriage made in Heaven?5 Royal entry: London, 18 August 15546 Anti-Spanish sentiment in early modern England7 Spanish Tudor / English HabsburgConclusionBibliographyIndex

Alexander Samson is Reader in Early Modern Studies at University College London

‘Informative, well illustrated and with plenty of rich detail, this thought-provoking study dismantles many of the myths about Mary and Philip and their joint reign as monarchs of England.’ Linda Porter, Literary Review'This is a truly excellent revisionist study of the reign of Mary I, and should be read by specialists and students so that rehabilitation of Mary I can continue.'Valerie Schutte, Royal Studies Journal '...an essential reference work for any early modern royal studies scholar.'The Catholic Historical Review 'On the level of close reading of texts to explore their meanings and possible significance, this book is a triumph. Where other scholars have shied away from exploring the Anglo-Spanish story due to incomplete sources, Samson has found a way to get substantial mileage from a range of legal, literary, and polemical documents to show the intermixing and hybridity of English and Spanish culture and politics during Mary and Philip’s reign.'Freddy C. Domínguez, British Catholic History

• List of platesList of abbreviationsIntroduction1 Prenuptial2 Contracting matrimony3 Wyatt and the queen’s regal power4 A marriage made in Heaven?5 Royal entry: London, 18 August 15546 Anti-Spanish sentiment in early modern England7 Spanish Tudor / English HabsburgConclusionBibliographyIndex