Mary had a shorter reign, and one were there might have been more rebels against authority, given how volatile it was. Elizabeth's reign was much longer, with more chances of sedition because of that, and thus of punishment for religious reasons, and many others, but her reign was peaceful and quiet for reigns of that era, for the most part. Both women were forced to, or chose to, use violence to achieve their authority, and this was well known, and public. Religious matryrs were mostly known in public, and as the last poster phrased it so well '' could be sure of a immediate write up at every seminary in the continent''. It seems unfair to compare how many people meant violent deaths during each reign because their reigns were so different in length, situation, and even era.