Catholic Queen of England and Ireland from 1553 until her death, whose brutal persecution of Protestants earned her the nickname 'Bloody Mary' (1516–1558); a daughter of King Henry VIII, she was succeeded by Elizabeth I upon her death. Rare and highly sought-after ink signature, "Marye the quene,” on an off-white 6.5 x 1.75 vellum slip clipped from a document, annotated "1557" in the upper left, with "Mary by the grace of God, Quene of England," boldly penned in manuscript below. Affixed along with an embossed paper seal and document section ("Defender of the faithe…") to an off-white 12 x 18 sheet, with an 18th-century engraving of Mary I hinged above. In very good condition, with scattered mottled staining, and fading to the first half of the signature.
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