Medusa once had charms; to gain her love A rival crowd of envious lovers strove. They, who have seen her, own, they neer did trace More moving features in a sweeter face. Yet above all, her length of hair, they own, In golden ringlets wavd, and graceful shone. – Ovid, Metamorphoses
In Greek mythology, Clytemnestra was the wife of Agamemnon, king of Mycenae or Argos. She was the daughter of Tyndareus and Leda, rulers of Sparta, and sister of Castor, Polydeuces, and Helen
During her five-year reign, Mary navigated the manifold challenges associated with her status as the first English queen to wear the crown in her own right, rather than as the wife of a king. She prioritized religion above all else, implementing reforms and restrictions aimed at restoring the Catholic Churchs ascendancy in England.