# Lady Mary — The Fifth Queen Crowned character guide > Lady Mary in The Fifth Queen Crowned by Ford Madox Ford. **Role:** major **Also known as:** The Lady Mary of England, Mary, Moll **First appearance:** 0002-the-fifth-queen-crowned ## Snapshot Henry's discarded daughter, she calls herself a bastard to the Queen's face and would rather see craven English souls burn than forgive her mother's shame. ## Who they are Lady Mary of England sits with her back turned to the Queen, pallid and trembling, refusing every plea for reconciliation with the father who put her mother away. Her grief has hardened into something almost regal: she will not trade her mother's memory for the Church's safety, and she tells Katharine so with a contempt that oversets her own chair. Her refusal is the wall against which the Queen's whole political and spiritual project breaks. ## Relationships ### [Anne Boleyn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_fifth_queen_crowned_se/characters/anne_boleyn) _rivalry_ Anne and Mary are bitter enemies, with Anne as the usurping queen and Mary as the displaced princess, each seeking the other's downfall. ### [King Henry VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_fifth_queen_crowned_se/characters/king_henry_viii) _family_ Henry is Mary's father, but their relationship is strained by his rejection of her mother and his demand for her submission. ### [Katharine Howard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_fifth_queen_crowned_se/characters/katharine_howard) _friendship_ Katharine and Mary share a bond of sympathy and mutual support, as both are victims of Henry's whims and court intrigue. ### [Anne Boleyn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_fifth_queen_crowned_se/characters/anne_boleyn) _rivalry_ Anne and Mary are bitter enemies, with Anne as the usurping queen and Mary as the displaced princess, each seeking the other's downfall. ### [King Henry VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_fifth_queen_crowned_se/characters/king_henry_viii) _family_ Henry is Mary's father, but their relationship is strained by his rejection of her mother and his demand for her submission. ### [King Henry VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_fifth_queen_crowned_se/characters/king_henry_viii) _family_ Henry is Mary's father, but their relationship is strained by his rejection of her mother and his demand for her submission. ### [Katharine Howard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_fifth_queen_crowned_se/characters/katharine_howard) _friendship_ Katharine and Mary share a bond of sympathy and mutual support, as both are victims of Henry's whims and court intrigue. ### [Katharine Howard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_fifth_queen_crowned_se/characters/katharine_howard) _friendship_ Katharine and Mary share a bond of sympathy and mutual support, as both are victims of Henry's whims and court intrigue. ### [Anne Boleyn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_fifth_queen_crowned_se/characters/anne_boleyn) _rivalry_ Anne and Mary are bitter enemies, with Anne as the usurping queen and Mary as the displaced princess, each seeking the other's downfall. ## In the story ### [The Fifth Queen Crowned](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_fifth_queen_crowned_se/chapters/the-fifth-queen-crowned) The king's daughter, resentful of Katharine's position and the king's treatment, yet drawn to Katharine's kindness. ### [Part I: The Major Chord](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_fifth_queen_crowned_se/chapters/part-i-the-major-chord) Present in the courtly world, her status and relationships are part of the complex social fabric. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_fifth_queen_crowned_se/chapters/iv) Defiant and bitter, she confronts her father over her mother's treatment and refuses to aid his diplomatic plans. ### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_fifth_queen_crowned_se/chapters/vii) The King's daughter, who bitterly resists the Queen's pleas, accusing her of complicity in the King's crimes and demanding humiliation as the price of compliance. ### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_fifth_queen_crowned_se/chapters/viii) Cautions Katharine about her trusting nature and advises her to keep Mary Lascelles at a distance, displaying her pragmatism. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_fifth_queen_crowned_se/chapters/iv) Lady Mary, humbling herself to acknowledge Katharine as queen, yet asserting her royal superiority and warning of plots. ### [Part III: The Dwindling Melody](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_fifth_queen_crowned_se/chapters/part-iii-the-dwindling-melody) Reflects on the queen's downfall and her own vulnerability in the shifting political landscape. ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_fifth_queen_crowned_se/chapters/i) Mary sides with Gardiner, desiring Cranmer's head because he injured her mother. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_fifth_queen_crowned_se/chapters/iv) Sits reading in the window-seat, then takes command of the interrogation. She strikes Mary Hall with her book, forces her to confess, and expresses horror at having such a father, wishing her mother's confessor had been her father instead of the King. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_fifth_queen_crowned_se/characters/lady_mary - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_fifth_queen_crowned_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_fifth_queen_crowned_se/characters