failure of rebellions Flashcards
1
Q
causes of rebellions
A
Religion - based on the belief E had no right to be queen - aim of replacing with MQofS
Power and influnce - essex - rivalries between privy council
2
Q
spies
A
quick to identify threats
Walsingham
3
Q
skilled politician
A
good at getting her way
let MPs feel they had influence but still showed who had the final say
4
Q
religion
A
kept majority happy
religious differences were tolerated
5
Q
punishment
A
no mercy
torture
executed her cousin
clear consequences
6
Q
unconvincing alternatives
A
preferred E to foreign rule
Mary not trusted as she had involvement in her husbands death
lack of a popular alternative monarch removed support for rebellions
