“Mary Mary, Quite Contrary” Was Henry VIII’s Daughter

Silver bells and cockle shells were medieval torture devices, but calling her “Bloody Mary” wasn’t entirely fair.

Linda Caroll
History of Women
Published in
7 min readOct 5, 2021

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Mary, Mary, quite contrary,
how does your garden grow?
With silver bells and cockleshells
and pretty maids all in a…

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