In 1536 , Queen Anne fell from the king 's favour and was beheaded . Elizabeth , like Mary , was declared illegitimate and stripped of her succession rights . Within two weeks of Anne 's execution , Henry married Jane Seymour , who urged her husband to make peace with Mary . Henry insisted that Mary recognise him as head of the Church of England , repudiate papal authority , acknowledge that the marriage between her parents was unlawful , and accept her own illegitimacy . She attempted to reconcile with him by submitting to his authority as far as " God and my conscience " permitted , but she was eventually bullied into signing a document agreeing to all of Henry 's demands . Reconciled with her father , Mary resumed her place at court . Henry granted her a household ( which included the reinstatement of Mary 's favourite Susan Clarencieux ) . Mary 's privy purse expenses for this period show that Hatfield House , the Palace of Beaulieu ( also called Newhall ) , Richmond and Hunsdon were among her principal places of residence , as well as Henry 's palaces at Greenwich , Westminster and Hampton Court . Her expenses included fine clothes and gambling at cards , one of her favourite pastimes . Rebels in the North of England , including Lord Hussey , Mary 's former chamberlain , campaigned against Henry 's religious reforms , and one of their demands was that Mary be made legitimate . The rebellion , known as the Pilgrimage of Grace , was ruthlessly suppressed . Along with other rebels , Hussey was executed , but there was no suggestion that Mary was directly involved . The following year , 1537 , Jane died after giving birth to a son , Edward . Mary was made godmother to her half-brother and acted as chief mourner at the queen 's funeral
Pilgrimage of Grace
Pilgrimage of Grace
Mary I of England