40. Now Mary was a woman of a morose temper; and, unfortunately, at that time, and long afterwards, people who differed in religious opinions were very cruel to each other; so she would not forgive poor Lady Jane Grey, but sent her and her husband to the Tower, where they were both beheaded. 41. The reign of queen Mary lasted only five years, and there is little to tell about it, except that she did all she could to restore the Roman Catholic religion, and re-established some of the monasteries; but they were suppressed again, after her death, by her sister Elizabeth, who had been brought up in the Protestant faith. QUESTIONS. 2. How did Henry the Seventh secure peace? 3. How was the prosperity of the country increased? 4. What great discoveries were made in his reign? 7. What changes may be noticed in the mode of living? 8. How was a new class of people formed? 15. Who was Perkin Warbeck? 18. Who succeeded Henry the Seventh? 19. To whom was he married? 20. Who was Cardinal Wolsey? 23. Why did the king put away his first queen? 25. What was the Reformation? 26. How was this change accomplished? 29. Which towns had become famous for their manufacture? 33. How many wives had Henry the Eighth? 34. How long did he reign, and who succeeded him? 36. Who was Lady Jane Grey? 37. What is chiefly remarkable of queen Mary? 41. By whom was she succeeded? CHAPTER XIV. QUEEN ELIZABETH.--1558 TO 1603. [Illustration: QUEEN ELIZABETH REVIEWING HER TROOPS.] 1. Elizabeth is one of the most celebrated of our sovereigns, for she was a remarkably clever woman, although, like her father, she was harsh and tyrannical. 2. It was a merry day in England when she was crowned, for great numbers of the people had not liked queen Mary. The citizens of London testified their joy by decorating the outsides of their houses with draperies of silk and satin; and by having shows and pageants in the streets, as was customary, at that time, on all joyful occasions. 3. In one place, a fountain ran with wine; in another, a boy, dressed to represent an angel with wings, descended from the top of an arch, as the queen’s chariot was passing under, and presented her with a bible; then was drawn up again by a cord, to look as if he flew away; and there were many other things of the same kind, which I have not room to tell of. 4. The ladies and gentlemen who attended the queeen rode on horseback, for coaches were not used in England till some years afterwards, when a gentleman, from Holland, brought a carriage over here, and then the English soon began to build coaches, and ladies of rank left off riding on horses, as they used to do, seated on a pillion, behind their husbands.