Legend of Bloody Mary is a figure to whom I would be dealing less than a full hand to my readers if I didn't tackle. Her history precedes even that of the legendary cocktail we have come to know and crave. Stories abound and each is as sordid as the last. As an historical figure Bloody Mary is indeed legendary. Before we study the durrent day residual effect of her riegn, let's nail down the legend of Bloody Mary.
Bloody Mary's are a topic that I've researched in detail -almost daily. Go ahead, pour a bloody Mary and read up on the legend of Bloody Mary! There are several popular legends and movies about the old gal, which I'll summarize. Then, I'll tell the real story of the legend of Bloody Mary.
Bloody Mary Legend #1: This legend claims that the evil woman can be summoned by chanting "Bloody Mary" into a mirror anywhere from three to thirteen times in a darkened room, lit only by a candle. The bathroom is the most popular setting to test out the legend. After the given amount of chants, the spirit will then appear in a mirror to claw your eyes out. Death will follow. Other variations have her driving you insane or pulling you into the mirror, never to be seen again. I hate it when that happens. (Even in the movies)
Bloody Mary Legend #2: The other legend of Bloody Mary is more historical and actually based on a degree of fact. Imagine that! Queen Mary I of England was born February 18, 1516, the daughter of King Henry VIII, and his first of six wives, Catherine of Aragon. Mary was the only child from that union to survive infancy. She reigned as Queen of England from 1553 until her death in November of 1558. Mary had always rejected and resented the break with Rome that her father had instituted and his subsequent establishment of the Anglican Church(Protestant). Legend has it that Mary was Hell bent on bringing England back to Roman Catholicism by any means necessary. The effort was carried out by force, and hundreds of Protestant leaders were executed in Mary’s bloody reign of terror. This earned the queen the title of “Bloody Mary”. Now there's a feel good, romantic comedy movie!
Legend of Bloody Mary- The real one: no, really. Mary was the first of my six wives. She reigned over my house with an iron fist from the winter of 1984 to the summer of 1989. Legend has it that her husband was a horrible philanderer. His exploits would drive Mary into fits of rage. In an attempt to cope with Mary's bloody tirades, her husband concocted a potent elixir of ingredients never combined before. He named the cocktail, "Bloody Mary." Mary soon tired of the lemon peels in her sink, the trips to drug rehab, and subsequent failed recovery, and the spent tomato juice cans in her garbage and left me for a banjo player. This movie has not been rated, but I suppose we'll call it, the Legend od of Bloody Mary.
Years later I married a Mexican lady named Maria. Read about the legend Maria spawned here
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