Counter Reformation / Restoration Flashcards
How many fled when Mary came to throne
800
Why was there difficult within parliament in overturning Protestantism (2)
Statute law
Crown lands = 80 MPs voted against
Evidence to show lack of enthusiasm for Catholicism (2)
289 burned
19000 copies of Book of common prayer remained
Evidence that Protestantism wasn’t popular (3+)
Alters in Melton Mowbray
Mass heard in Bishopsgate in London on 21st august 1553
Context = before 1st parliament in October = still illegal
Why did Mary need parliament
Because reformation legislation was previously created through statute law and could only be changed the same way
When was the heresy law reintroduced
1554 April
Who was burned and when (4+)
Bishop Cranmer in 21 march 1556
Hooper
Ridley
Rogers and Taylor = preachers = sympathy
How did Mary try to persuade people against Protestantism (3)
Improve the quality of the church
Increase strong leadership
Increase clerical education
Sermon introduced (2)
Bonners Homilies in 1555
Provide teacher for the church for the re construction
What book confirmed the demise of the burnings through its legacy (4)
Book of martyrs
John Foxe
1563
Talks of Christian martyrs with an emphasis on those who died during Mary I reign = sympathy
Why was pope problem (2+)
Pope julius III died 1555
Pope Paul IV = anti Spanish + considered Pole a heretic
How many burned in what period of time
280 in 46 months
How did Mary + pope try to increase quality of church (2)
Pope held a legatine synod in 1556 to make expectations clear to bishops
Proposal never put in place to have seminary attached to cathedral = training for priesthood
What was the war of words
Censorship = suppress Protestant words
How did war of words work (3)
Treasonable books = death penalties
Slander of m or P = treason
Commission for act to seize all book + writings
