3.4 Mary I's Economy and Religion Flashcards
What was the state of England’s economy during Mary’s reign?
The debasement of the coinage system had worsened inflation.
The Cloth Market was declining.
There were harvest failures in 1555 and 1556 which led to famines and strained wages.
Taxation was increased to fund the war with France.
How did Mary attempt to solve the economic hardship?
Mary drew up negotiation plans to fix the debasement, but they weren’t put in place until after her death.
Poor relief tactics were tried too, but with little success.
What were the consequences of Typhus and Influenza outbreaks during 1556-58?
Influenza resulted in the deaths of 1 in 10 people.
Cardinal Pole died from sweating sickness on the same day as Mary’s death.
What did the 1553 First Statute of Repeal do?
This repealed all of Edward’s religious legislation.
What did the 1554 Royal Injunctions do?
Bishops were ordered to suppress any heresy, remove members of the clergy who had married and restore the Holy Days.
What were the 1554 Heresy Laws?
These were laws which enabled opposing Protestants to be burnt at the stake.
This included Cranmer in 1556.
What did the Second Statute of Repeal do in 1555?
It repealed the anti-papal legislation established by Henry VIII.
Who was William Pole?
He was papal legate to England for most of Mary’s reign.
He negotiated a Papal dispensation in 1554 allowing new owners of monastic lands to retain them.
He fell out of favour with Pope Paul IV due to being a humanist Catholic and in support of Mary’s marriage.
Mary refused to return Pole back to the Pope after his legatine authority was cancelled.
