The rebellion was led by nobles who feared that England was being Catholicized again, and the proposed marriage between Mary and Phillip of Spain was widely hated among the people. One of the main reasons Mary Tudor was disliked as queen was the severity with which she persecuted the Protestant minority. Although she carried out only a few Protestant executions, it was not the number of deaths that caused Mary great discontent, but rather the method of execution. Many Protestants were burned alive, the preferred method of execution of the Spanish Catholic Inquisition. Mary Tudor, also known as Bloody Mary, reigned for only five years until her death in London on November 17, 1558. Her nickname was given to her after her death to represent the religious genocide of many Protestants during of his reign. The nickname "Bloody Mary" indicates that she was responsible for the deaths of many Protestants. However, the reason she burned her enemies was because she believed it would persuade other Protestants to convert to Catholicism. She also believed that the only way to go to heaven was to be Catholic..