15 and 16 - Mary I Flashcards
Ministers, Religious and Economic Change
6th July 1553
Edward dies, death is kept secret for 2 days
8th July 1553
Lord Mayor of London and representatives of Merchant Adventurers were summoned to London and forced to sign a devise for succession
Why was the law for succession never official?
Edward could not override the parliamentary statute that claimed Mary legitimate, and Edward died before anything could be legally changed. on 21st June people such as Cramner and the 22 peers signed and swore the devise to Edward
Why did Edward want Lady Jane Grey to be his successor?
He wanted a Protestant (preferably male) heir
9th July 1553
Lady Jane Grey taken to Northumberland’s house
10th July 1553
- Mary claims herself Queen in East Anglia and appeals to Charles V for assistance
- council rejects her claim and she musters troops
- LJG taken to river by tower and proclaimed queen against her wishes
11th July 1553
Northumberland decides to travel to Norfolk to attempt to restore peace after his sons unsuccessfully tried to intercept Mary
12th July 1553
New from East Anglia, Mary is being supported by some senior gentry and nobles
13th July 1553
- Northumberland was afraid to leave the Privy Council due to Catholic noblemen Arundel and Winchester
- he set out with 2000 troops to defeat Mary
15th July 1553
- PC in tower for protection and did not send reinforcements Northumberland requested
- Mary moves to Framlingham Castle with supporters
16th July 1553
Northumberland reaches Cambridge
17th July 1553
Northumberland’s forces desert due to rumours that Mary has 30,000 in her camp
19th July 1553
- Earl of Oxford arrived and the forces reached 20,000
- people in streets celebrated accession of Mary
22nd August 1553
Northumberland arrested
Why could Mary’s gender cause issues as a Monarch?
Hadn’t been a female queen since Matilda in the 12th Century, who had not been able to hold the throne
How did Mary’s government attempt to overcome problems regarding her gender?
Parliament passed an act declaring ‘the royal power of this realm is in the Queen’s Majesty as fully and absolutely’
Was Mary always named successor?
1543 - place in succession secured Act of Succession
1553 - Edward wants Lady Jane Grey to be successor
Was Mary raised in a protected environment?
1519 - had her own household
1533 - forced to live in Princess Elizabeth’s household with limited access to her mother
Did Mary receive a political education and attend court?
Was well educated but not politically, and attended regularly from 1536
What problems would Mary have to deal with in government?
- succession and marriage
- economic and financial problems
- religious divisions
- foreign alliances and defending Calais
- asserting legitimacy
What is the evidence that Mary was not brought up to rule?
- 1536 accused of treason as did not agree to act of Supremacy
- 1550 plans to escape to HRE
How was Mary’s government a crisis?
- 43 councillors, too many
- Mary had to choose Catholic noblemen with no experience
- members of Northumberland’s council sworn in ex. Paget
- strong rivalry between Gardiner and Paget
How was Mary’s government not a crisis?
- Gardiner and Paget collaborated closely
- ‘inner council’ of experienced members
- lively constructive debates
What is the evidence that people rejoiced at a return to Catholicism?
- 23rd August, Catholic Mass said at St Nicholas Cole Abbey
- next few days 16 other churches followed suit ‘of the people’s devotion’
What were Mary’s problems with religion?
- should Pope return as head of Church?
- former church lands?
- how far should she go to reform?
What did Mary’s advisors think she should do?
- Gardiner unenthusiastic about a return to Catholicism
- Renard concerned about property
- Charles V and Pope concerned that it could jeopardise her throne
How did Mary rely on Charles V to rule?
Encouraged her to be lenient on opponents and supported his cousin
How did Mary rely on Privy Council to rule?
Allowed some previous members to join her new council but not Cecil, did not trust them
How did Mary rely on William Paget to rule?
Allowed to join new Council
How did Mary rely on Simon Renard to rule?
Ambassador of HRE, increasingly reliant on him
Pope as Head of the Church?
- Autumn 1553, Parliament refused to repeal Act of Supremacy
- Dec 1553, Mary gives up Supreme Head of the Church title
- Nov 1554, all anti- Papal legislation undone
Catholic Clergy?
- March 1554 Royal Injunctions, 10-25% of clergy removed for being married and Archbishop of York replaced by a committed Catholic