issues of Marys gender

Question 1

what had Henry VIII done?

Answer 1

gone to extreme lengths to exclude Mary from succession

Question 2

what did ppl not believe Mary could do?

Answer 2

raise an army

especially if the chaos from war of roses returned

Question 3

what did the last female monarch do?

Answer 3

Matilda- provoked a civil war in mid 12th century

Question 4

what was it assumed about Mary?

Answer 4

shed be too weak to control the nobility and wouldn’t be able to lead an army into battle

Question 5

why as marys marriage an issue?

Answer 5

because she was a female and ppl feared that he would dominate her bc in 16c a wife was expected to be subordinate to her husband

Question 6

what was the issue with whoever she married?

Answer 6

whoever she married would cause a problem
ppl feared with Phillip that Spain would dominate england
ppl fear that if she married a Nobel then others would be jealous

Question 7

did marys gender matter?

Answer 7

no they were more bothered that she was the rightful heir, eg lady Jane grey wasn’t and she was a woman