Which of the following statements is true of queen mary of england, who reigned from 1553 to 1558? a. she ascended to the throne immediately after a long period of civil war and successfully unified the nation. b. under her authority, colonists established the first permanent english settlement in north america. c. she temporarily restored catholicism as the state religion of england. d. her refusal to marry led to her designation as "the virgin queen," after whom virginia was named. e. when the pope refused to allow her to divorce her french royal husband, she founded an independent church of england.

C) She temporarily restored Catholicism as the state religion of England.

Explanation:

Mary was the first queen to reign by her rights. She was Henry VIII's daughter with his first wife, Catarina of Aragon. Because of Henry's desire of a son, Mary was considered illegitimate and only receive the right to become queen when Elizabeth (her sister) passed away. Mary was catholic because of her away from her father's nobility, and when she ascended the throne in 1543, Mary restored Catholicism in England and began persecution to the protestants and Anglicans. Because of that, she would be known as Bloody Mary.

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