Mary

Question 1

How can it be argued Mary experienced a mid-Tudor crisis due to social discontent?

Answer 1

-Wyatt’s rebellion of 1554. The severity of this rebellion is emphasised through its proximity to the crown- only stopped at Ludgate. The intention and aims of the rebellion suggest a crisis.

Question 2

How can it be argued that there was a mid-Tudor crisis in regards to Mary’s foreign policy?

Answer 2

• She lacked authority and control abroad; she was forced into war with Spain against France. She was effectively at war with the pope which shows the lack of political authority of her crown within their marriage.
• Jan 1558 defeat; loss of Calais.

Question 3

How can it be argued Mary did have authority, thus no Mid-Tudor crisis?

Answer 3

• In her first parliament she had reversed Ed’s religious laws.
• By her third parliament she had restored papal supremacy and repealed Henry’s Act of Supremacy, which had been in place for 20 years suggests she has authority over parliament.

Question 4

How is Mary’s long term military success evidence of there not being a mid-Tudor crisis?

Answer 4

• She built six new ships in the Spanish design, which strengthened the force of the military.
• The militia act made a permanent standing army. This created long term military stability, possibly increasing foreign stability in the future.